Strickland v. Thompson

(After stating the foregoing facts.) Under the view which we take of this case, it is unnecessary for this court to determine whether the accusation to which the petitioner pleaded guilty, and on which plea he was sentenced, was sufficient, or that the acts therein set forth constituted a crime. Habeas corpus is not a substitute for a writ of error or other remedial procedure. Harrell v. Avera, 139 Ga. 340 (77 S. E. 160); Blackstone v. Nelson, 151 Ga. 706 (108 S. E. 114); Wells v. Pridgen, 154 Ga. 397 (114 S. E. 355). A sentence in a criminal case is evidence of its own legality. Wells v.…