Carroll v. Holt

Clarke, Justice.

This is a habeas corpus case involving whether a plea of guilty was voluntarily and intelligently entered and whether the defendant received effective legal representation. The trial court denied the writ of habeas corpus and we granted a certificate of probable cause to appeal. We now affirm.

Carroll pled guilty to the offense of being an habitual violator. OCGA § 40-5-58 (Code Ann. § 68B-308). Under the habitual violator statute it is a felony to operate a motor vehicle after having received notice that the perpetrator has been determined to be an habitual violator for…