Dowdell v. State

BOOTH, Judge.

This cause is before us on appeal from an order of the trial court denying petition for a writ of habeas corpus of appellant, who is held on a fugitive warrant issued by the Governor of Georgia. Appellant contends the warrant was defective in that it alleged that appellant was physically present in Georgia at the time of “the crime” and thereafter fled, whereas, in fact, his “crime” was violation of probation which occurred outside the State of Georgia.

The warrant states that the crime for which it is issued is “theft by receiving,” committed in the State of Georgia. The issue…