Huff v. McLarty

241 Ga. 442 (1978)

246 S.E.2d 302

HUFF

v.

McLARTY.

33418.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Argued April 10, 1978.

Decided June 28, 1978.

Ken Stula, for appellant.

Galis, Timmons, Andrews & Head, John W. Timmons, Jr., for appellee.

HALL, Justice.

This is an appeal by the Sheriff of Clarke County, Georgia, from an order of the superior court in a habeas corpus action releasing McLarty from custody on the ground that the term of his probationary sentence had expired. The major issue presented concerns the time at which a sentence begins to run.

In 1973, McLarty was one of the "Athens Eight" who were arrested during…