Griffin v. Smith

Nichols, Justice.

Andrew Griffin filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the Putnam Superior Court. A hearing was held on April 29, 1971, and on this same date a notice of appeal in the prisoner’s name was filed in the office of the clerk. A judgment remanding the prisoner to custody was rendered on May 27, 1971, and a second notice of appeal was filed on June 24, 1971. Each notice of appeal was transmitted to this court separately and was docketed in this court separately.

1. The first notice of appeal was premature but under the decision in Evans v. Perkins, 225 Ga. 48 (1) (165 SE2d…