Nation v. Lee

Smith, Justice.

A Douglas County jury convicted appellant, Shirley Nation, of shoplifting. The Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction. Nation v. State, 172 Ga. App. 354 (323 SE2d 181) (1984). Appellant subsequently applied for a writ of habeas corpus. We granted her application for a certificate of probable cause to appeal the habeas court’s denial of her application for writ of habeas corpus.

The habeas court did not include findings of fact or conclusions of law in its initial order denying the writ. Pursuant to an order of this court, the habeas court complied with OCGA § 9-24-49 by…