Patton v. State

111 Ga. App. 851 (1965)

143 S.E.2d 518

PATTON

v.

THE STATE.

41358.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Submitted June 8, 1965.

Decided June 15, 1965.

Harbin M. King, for plaintiff in error.

Jere F. White, Solicitor General, contra.

NICHOLS, Presiding Judge.

1. In the recent case of Fair v. Balkcom, 216 Ga. 721, 728 (119 SE2d 691), after deciding that a writ of habeas corpus should have been granted because the prisoner had been denied the right of counsel, the Supreme Court held: "The petitioner is not entitled to be released. He must face the charges against him. He is hereby remanded to the custody of the…