State Ex Rel. George v. Johnson

This is a habeas corpus proceeding which, after a hearing before the Honorable Byrd Douglas, Judge of the Second Circuit Court of Davidson County, was dismissed as being without merit under the facts.

Petitioner, Ronald Keith G-eorge, has appealed and insists here unauthorized pleas of guilty were entered to four indictments against him in the Criminal Court of Shelby County, Tennessee, and as a consequence he is unlawfully incarcerated in the Tennessee State Penitentiary.

Prior to May 25, 1964, there were four indictments pending against petitioner in the Criminal Court of Shelby County,…