Daker v. Williams

Melton, Justice.

Following the denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus, Waseem Daker appeals, contending that his conviction by a jury for aggravated stalking is void because, prior to the time that a final judgment was entered on his conviction, the General Assembly repealed and amended the underlying criminal statutes, OCGA §§ 16-5-90 and 16-5-91, without including a savings clause. The actions for which Daker was originally indicted, however, were not decriminalized by the statutory amendment, and, concomitantly, his conviction for aggravated stalking was not abated and did not…