Jones v. Caldwell

Nichols, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment remanding a prisoner to custody in a habeas corpus case. The prisoner’s original death sentence was reduced to a life sentence after a direct appeal from the conviction. See Jones v. State, 224 Ga. 283 (161 SE2d 302); s.c. 224 Ga. 782 (164 SE2d 831). Held:

1. Under decisions exemplified by Thrash v. Caldwell, 229 Ga. 585 (193 SE2d 605), the trial court did not err in refusing to uphold the prisoner’s contentions that his sentence was void because he was denied a commitment hearing or because the jury was not instructed as to voluntary and…