Walker v. Brown

BENHAM, Justice.

In November 2003, the balance of appellant Tarius M. Walker’s probation was revoked due in part to his failure to abide by a special condition of probation imposed when he was sentenced January 28, 2002, for crimes he had committed in 2000. Walker filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in 2004 in which he contended the imposition of the special condition of probation in 2002 was a violation of due process, and the applicable version of the probation revocation statute (OCGA § 42-8-34.1) was that which was in effect when he committed the crimes for which he was sentenced.…