Scott v. Wright
Supreme Court of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Carley, Justice.
Andrew Burl Wright is a prisoner in the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) within the State of Georgia in Fulton County. In this habeas proceeding, he challenged several state convictions based on guilty pleas, alleging that he was not properly advised of his rights. The application for habeas corpus relief was styled as being against only the Warden, but a simultaneously filed memorandum of law listed both the Warden and the State as respondents. The habeas petition was served on the Warden and on the Attorney General, and the Fulton County District Attorney…
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