Brown v. Crawford

CARLEY, Presiding Justice.

Appellant Corey Bernard Freeman and Appellee Ethron Carl Crawford each filed a pre-trial petition for writ of habeas corpus. One habeas court denied the petition filed by Freeman, and he filed a direct appeal. Another habeas court granted the petition filed by Crawford, and DeKalb County Sheriff Thomas Brown filed a direct appeal. Subsequently, recognizing that Freeman and Crawford both qualify as prisoners pursuant to OCGA § 42-12-3 (4), this Court ordered that the two above-styled cases be consolidated for purposes *723of appeal and requested that the parties address…