Terry v. Hamrick

663 S.E.2d 256 (2008)

TERRY

v.

HAMRICK.

No. S08A0170.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

June 30, 2008.

McNeill Stokes, Atlanta, GA, for appellant.

Thurbert E. Baker, Atty. Gen., Paula Khristian Smith, Sr. Asst. Atty. Gen., Steven Mark Rodham, The Womack Law Firm, PC, Lafayette, for appellee.

HINES, Justice.

This Court granted Gregory Mac Terry's application for a certificate of probable cause to appeal the denial of habeas corpus relief. For the reasons that follow, we affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand with direction.

In 1994, Terry was indicted by a Douglas County grand jury on charges of aggravated…