Sanders v. Holder

BENHAM, Justice.

In 1989, appellant Mark Sanders pled guilty to violations of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act. Sanders is now in prison on federal convictions and he filed a petition for habeas corpus relief in October 2006 when he discovered the 1989 conviction would be used to enhance his federal sentence. In his petition, Sanders alleged that his 1989 plea was invalid because, among other things, he was not advised of the constitutional rights he would be waiving by pleading guilty.

In November 2006, the habeas court issued a scheduling order setting dates for both parties to file…