Supreme Court of Georgia, 1973

Hix v. McWhorter

Supreme Court of Georgia · Decided September 20, 1973 · Grice

231 Ga. 112; 200 S.E.2d 267; 1973 Ga. LEXIS 604

Opinion of the Court

Grice, Presiding Justice.

This is an appeal from the dismissal of a petition for the writ of habeas corpus.

Argued June 12, 1973 Decided September 20, 1973. William R. L. Latson, Albert B. Wallace, for appellant. D. M. Johnson, Sam D. Johnson, William H. Ison, District Attorney, Robert E. Keller, John R. McCannon, for appellees.

It appears that the petitioner has escaped and is no longer in the custody of those alleged to be illegally detaining him. Therefore the appeal is dismissed.

Appeal dismissed.

All the Justices concur.

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