Legal Opinion

Fullwood v. Sivley

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 1, 1999No. S99H0240Published

1Opinion of the Court

517 S.E.2d 511 (1999)

271 Ga. 248

FULLWOOD

v.

SIVLEY.

No. S99H0240.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

June 1, 1999.

Reconsideration Denied July 6, 1999.

Stacy Fullwood, pro se.

John C. Pridgen, District Attorney, for appellee.

CARLEY, Justice.

On February 22, 1988, Fullwood entered a guilty plea in the Superior Court of Crisp County to a charge of possessing cocaine with intent to distribute. The trial court accepted the plea and imposed a ten-year first offender probated sentence. In February of 1998, Fullwood attempted to file a pro se habeas corpus petition in Crisp County, challenging his 1988 conviction. On…

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2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Browder v. Director, Dept. of Corrections of Ill.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Rowland v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
  4. State v. PrecioseSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1992
  5. Lonchar v. ThomasSupreme Court of the United States · 1996

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