Thomas v. State

BENHAM, Justice.

Appellant Derek Lee Thomas was indicted for violating the Georgia Controlled Substances Act on March 7, 1989. On May 1, 1989, he entered a guilty plea and was sentenced to seven years in prison. Fourteen years later, on May 20, 2003, appellant petitioned, pro se, for habeas relief in regard to his state conviction which was later used to enhance a sentence he received in a subsequent federal prosecution. On April 23, 2007, the habeas court issued an order denying appellant’s request for habeas relief. The court’s order was devoid of any statement of facts or conclusions of law…