Johnson v. Smith

Grice, Justice.

This appeal is from the denial of the writ of habeas corpus and remand to the custody of the respondent. Appellant, Billy Joe Johnson, filed his petition in the Superior Court of Tattnall County alleging that his detention by S. Lamont Smith, Warden of the Georgia State Prison, was illegal. He alleged that the sentence under which he was confined was illegal in that he was denied the right of counsel and his plea of guilty was not freely and voluntarily entered.

We find no merit in these contentions.

1. Introduced in evidence was a copy of the original indictment returned against…