Chatman v. Mancill

HUNSTEIN, Presiding Justice.

Durwyn Mancill was granted habeas corpus relief after the habeas court found that Mancill’s due process rights were violated by the delay between his 1993 convictions and the 2001 affirmance of those convictions by this Court. Based on our review of the record and the habeas court’s findings of fact and conclusions of law, we hold that the habeas court erred in its ruling and accordingly reverse.

Mancill was indicted in November 1992 on charges that he murdered Yolanda Lewis and Ace Johnson III. Counsel from the Fulton County Public Defenders Office (FCPDO) were…