Watkins v. Ballinger

308 Ga. 387

FINAL COPY S19A1506. WATKINS v. BALLINGER. BOGGS, Justice. We granted Joseph Samuel Watkins’ application for a certificate of probable cause to appeal an order of the Superior Court of Walker County dismissing Watkins’ second petition for writ of habeas corpus. The issue presented is whether the habeas court properly dismissed Watkins’ petition as both untimely and successive. We conclude that the habeas court erred in dismissing Watkins’ petition and reverse and remand for further proceedings. After a 2001 jury trial, Watkins was convicted of felony murder and related offenses in…