Calvin Smith v. State

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ June 26, 2019 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A19D0505. CALVIN SMITH v. THE STATE. In August 2011, Smith pled guilty to kidnapping and aggravated battery and was sentenced to 25 years to serve in prison. In July 2015, Smith filed a pro se motion seeking to withdraw his guilty plea and arguing that his sentence was void. The trial court denied the motion and this Court affirmed the denial in March 2016. Case No. A16A0622. The habeas court later granted Smith’s habeas petition concluding that Smith’s…