Georgia v. McLendon

ORDER OF REMAND

LAWRENCE, Chief Judge.

On July 6, 1971, I granted Mr. Mc-Lendon’s petition for writ of habeas corpus on the ground that he was denied his Sixth Amendment right to effective counsel at his trial for forgery in the Superior Court of Wilkes County in that his attorney was not afforded adequate time to prepare a defense. I ordered Petitioner’s discharge if he was not brought to trial within ninety days. He had served about one-half of his two year sentence following his conviction and affirmance thereof by the Court of Appeals of Georgia. McLendon v. State, 123 Ga.App. 290,180…