Holt v. State

I agree with all that is said by the majority in this case including the majority’s conclusion that the case should be remanded so that a hearing can be held on defendant’s ineffectiveness of counsel claim. However, I write separately in order to enunciate specifically my disagreement with the dissent and also to urge that the case of Thompson v. State, 204 Ga. App. 220 (419 SE2d 541) (1992), as more particularly set out below, should be disapproved. I would also urge an alternative to the circuitous appeal resulting from the decision in Thompson.

The dissent holds that the only procedural…