Merneigh v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Grice, Justice.
This appeal is from the denial of appellant’s so-called “extraordinary motion to vacate and set aside sentence and judgment” entered pursuant to a specified indictment. He had plead guilty to the crime of robbery by force and intimidation and on May 15, 1965, was sentenced by the Superior Court of Fulton County to a term of 15 years. Later, on February 1, 1967, he transmitted to that court the document above referred to.
This document, filed by the appellant himself, is more like a brief than a motion or petition, since it contains statements of issues of law, argument and…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Wilcoxon v. AldredgeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
- McBurnett v. WarrenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1951
3Cited by1 opinion
- Gude v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1972