Legal Opinion
Nix v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 27, 1976No. 30569PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hall, Justice.
This is an appeal from the denial of the relief sought by Nix in a habeas corpus petition attacking his 1969 guilty plea to the felony of bribery. Though at the time of filing the petition Nix had completed service of the sentence, this court in Nix v. State, 233 Ga. 73 (209 SE2d 597) (1974) ordered the habeas court to entertain the petition on the merits. Subsequently, the habeas court (Fulton County Superior Court) afforded Nix a hearing on his petition, at which he was represented by two attorneys. Following the hearing the court denied relief in the order appealed from. We…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Pitts v. GlassSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
- Savage v. SavageSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Bailey v. BakerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
- Nix v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
- Glover v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
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