Legal Opinion
State v. Cusack
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 16, 2015No. S14A1471PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HINES, Presiding Justice.
The State appeals from the grant of a writ of habeas corpus to Patrick Cusack. For the reasons that follow, we reverse.
On September 19, 2006, Patrick Cusack (“Cusack”) pled guilty to one count of aggravated stalking and seven counts of criminal damage to property in the second degree. On March 31,2010, Cusack filed a petition for habeas corpus relief, asserting that the aggravated stalking plea was not freely and voluntarily made, as: (1) the court failed to apprise him of required constitutional rights; (2) trial counsel and the court failed to have his competency…
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