Benson v. York

Jordan, Presiding Justice.

Charles E. Benson was convicted of Theft by Taking in June, 1978, and sentenced to ten years, eight to be served with two years on probation. His conviction was affirmed on appeal (Benson v. State, 150 Ga. App. 569 (258 SE2d 156) (1979)). Subsequent thereto he filed a petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus in Morgan Superior Court which apparently is still pending. Subsequent thereto he was transferred to a Spalding County institution where he filed another petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. That petition was denied on July 6, 1979, because a “writ of habeas, corpus is…