Kennedy, Warden v. Hines

In the Supreme Court of Georgia Decided: January 22, 2019 S18A1391. KENNEDY v. HINES. WARREN, Justice. Appellant Kathleen Kennedy, Warden, challenges a habeas court’s order setting aside Deborah Hines’s convictions and sentences for four counts of identity fraud. In its order granting habeas relief, the habeas court determined that the trial court improperly participated in the plea process such that Hines’s plea was involuntary and violated due process. Having reviewed the record, we conclude that the habeas court erred by placing on the Warden, the habeas respondent, the burden of proving…