Legal Opinion

Wordu v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 8, 1995No. A95A0430PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

Izeoma Bertram Wordu has filed an out-of-time appeal of his judgment of conviction, entered February 6, 1988, of trafficking in cocaine. His sole assertion of error is inadequacy of counsel.

Appellant petitioned for writ of habeas corpus. On July 8, 1993, the Superior Court of Ware County issued an order, which, inter alia, directed that the Superior Court of Dooly County grant petitioner an out-of-time appeal, and appoint him counsel to prosecute his appeal should he be found by the court to be indigent. The Superior Court of Ware County additionally directed that…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Rowland v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
  2. Ponder v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  3. Maxwell v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
  4. Windsor v. Southeastern Adjusters, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1965
  5. Benfield v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968

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