Legal Opinion

Zant v. Wentworth

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided April 6, 1982No. 38451Published

1Opinion of the Court

Marshall, Justice.

The appellee in this case filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus, seeking to set aside his convictions and sentences for burglary and theft by taking on grounds that his waiver of counsel and guilty plea were not knowing and voluntary.

The habeas judge agreed and, therefore, ruled in the appellee’s favor. See Blackledge v. Allison, 431 U. S. 63 (97 SC 1621, 52 LE2d *245136) (1977). We find the habeas judge’s findings of fact to be supported by the evidence, and we can not say that he erred in entering the order from which this appeal is taken. See e.g., Johnson v. State,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Blackledge v. AllisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  3. Crawford v. CaldwellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1972

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