Cotton v. State

TYSON, Judge.

This is an appeal from the denial of a habeas corpus petition by the circuit court following an amendment to the petition and a full evidentiary hearing being conducted thereon.

The factual and legal background under which this case arises is well stated in the brief of the attorney general on appeal, which is here quoted:

“On November 20, 1987, Appellant was incarcerated as result of being found guilty on two D.U.I. charges (case numbers CC-87-046 and CC-87-047). On May 17, while still incarcerated, Appellant was found guilty of negotiating a worthless negotiable instrument (case…