Massey v. St. Lawrence

BENHAM, Justice.

Appellant is incarcerated in the Chatham County Detention Center awaiting trial on a 2007 indictment for burglary and obstruction. The pending charges are also the basis of a petition to revoke appellant’s probation for a 1999 burglary conviction. A hearing was held on the petition to revoke probation, but the trial court did not issue a ruling. More than a month later, appellant, proceeding pro se, filed a pre-trial petition for habeas relief, contending his attorney was ineffective for failing to object to the revocation hearing being held prior to his completion of a…