Lucas v. Walker

Thompson, Justice.

Petitioner Christopher Lucas appeals from the dismissal, without a hearing, of his second petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We granted a certificate of probable cause to appeal to determine whether the habeas court properly dismissed the petition as successive without conducting an evidentiary hearing.

Petitioner was convicted of malice murder, and this court affirmed the judgment of conviction. Lucas v. State, 264 Ga. 840 (452 SE2d 110) (1995). In 1995 petitioner filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus alleging ineffective assistance of counsel and lack of…