Legal Opinion
Heyward v. Humphrey
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 2, 2004No. S04A0040PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hines, Justice.
On December 18, 1998, Stanley Heyward entered negotiated pleas of guilty to charges of aggravated battery, aggravated assault, criminal trespass, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and he was sentenced to a total of 30 years, 15 to be served on probation. On July 3, 2002, Heyward filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus challenging the validity of the pleas on the ground, inter alia, that his trial counsel was ineffective. The habeas court rejected the claim and denied relief. We granted Heyward’s pro se application for a certificate of probable cause to appeal…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- State v. HeathSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
- Head v. ThomasonSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
- Springs v. SeeseSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
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3Cited by8 opinions
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