Legal Opinion

Layson v. Montgomery

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 7, 1983No. 39671PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Clarke, Justice.

This is a habeas corpus case in which the petitioner, Layson, is challenging the revocation of six years of probation time imposed in his original sentence. His petition was denied, we found probable cause to appeal and now affirm the habeas court.

Layson entered a plea of guilty to one count of burglary on July 16,1979, in Bibb County Superior Court. His sentence was set at 15 years, six to be served in confinement and nine years to be served on probation. He entered guilty pleas to three other counts of burglary on November 13, 1979, with all sentences to run concurrent to…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Parrish v. AultSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Patuxent Institution Board of Review v. HancockCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1993
  2. State v. PadillaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1987
  3. State v. DantzlerSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1997
  4. Echols v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  5. Bryant v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984

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