Legal Opinion

Postell v. Humphrey

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 25, 2004No. S04A1253PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BENHAM, Justice.

Timothy Postell is a state prisoner who filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in which he challenged the validity of his incarceration resulting from the 2001 revocation of prospective probation sentences imposed in 1993, 1995, and 1997 for felony shoplifting convictions. Citing OCGA § 17-10-1 (a) (4), the habeas court determined the revocation of the prospective probation imposed in 1997 was a violation of Postell’s due process rights because, at the time of the probation revocation, Postell was on parole and in the custody of the Board of Pardons and Paroles. With…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Collins v. YoungbloodSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  2. Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Lynce v. MathisSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  4. Solomon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  5. Livingston v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Chandler v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
  2. Forde v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  3. Jowers v. WashingtonSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
  4. Walker v. BrownSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
  5. Register v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006

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