Brown v. Bowers
Supreme Court of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Fletcher, Presiding Justice.
Walter Brown appeals the denial of the filing of his Petition for Writ of Mandamus. Because mandamus is not available where another remedy exists and Brown had the opportunity to raise these claims in a prior action, we affirm.
Brown is incarcerated and previously brought a habeas petition challenging his conviction and sentence. Michael Bowers and Richard Warren represented the Warden in opposing the habeas petition. Brown now contends that Bowers and Warren acted fraudulently in connection with the habeas action. These contentions could and should have been raised…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Hall v. MadisonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
- Grant v. ByrdSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995