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Petree v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Nov 1, 1972
194 S.E.2d 267 (Ga. Ct. App. 1972)

Opinion

47596.

ARGUED OCTOBER 2, 1972.

DECIDED NOVEMBER 1, 1972.

Writ of coram nobis. Fulton Superior Court. Before Judge Holt.

Thomas H. Antonion, for appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Carter Goode, Joel M. Feldman, for appellee.


After our affirmance of this case, 124 Ga. App. 670 ( 185 S.E.2d 562), the Supreme Courts of Georgia and the United States denied certiorari. See 124 Ga. App. 875 and 408 U.S. 922 (92 SC 2489, 33 L.Ed.2d 333). The defendant then filed a motion for a writ of coram nobis and for a new trial or in the alternative that his sentence be probated. The motion was denied by the superior court. Held:

1. A writ of error coram nobis lies for an error of fact not apparent on the fact of the record, not attributable to the accused's negligence and which, if before the court, would have prevented rendition of the judgment. Harris v. State, 225 Ga. 458, 461 ( 169 S.E.2d 331).

Here, no error of fact not apparent on the face of the record is involved. Defendant's motion and argument is directed to an alleged error of law which was decided adversely to him in our earlier decision. Thus, no error was committed. Harris v. State, 225 Ga. 458, supra.

2. The enumeration of error going to the issue of denial of probation of the sentence is without merit.

3. Under the circumstances, we cannot say the lower court erred in revoking the supersedeas previously granted defendant.

Judgment affirmed. Evans and Stolz, JJ., concur.

ARGUED OCTOBER 2, 1972 — DECIDED NOVEMBER 1, 1972.


Summaries of

Petree v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Nov 1, 1972
194 S.E.2d 267 (Ga. Ct. App. 1972)
Case details for

Petree v. State

Case Details

Full title:PETREE v. THE STATE

Court:Court of Appeals of Georgia

Date published: Nov 1, 1972

Citations

194 S.E.2d 267 (Ga. Ct. App. 1972)
194 S.E.2d 267

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