Supreme Court of Georgia, 1975

Heard v. Allen

Supreme Court of Georgia · Decided May 13, 1975 · Undercofler

234 Ga. 409; 216 S.E.2d 306; 1975 Ga. LEXIS 1150

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2 later published cases cite this decision.

Garrett v. State (Ga. Ct. App. 1981)
Mydell v. Clerk, Superior Court of Chatham County (Ga. 1978)

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Opinion of the Court

Undercofler, Presiding Justice.

Robert Jerome Heard filed a petition for the writ of mandamus against Willis I. Allen, Clerk of the Wilkinson Superior Court seeking to obtain a copy of his trial transcript in order to pursue an appeal. The mandamus petition was not sanctioned by the trial court because the convictions were being appealed by appellant’s court-appointed attorney who had in his possession all of the requested records.

Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concur. Submitted May 5, 1975 Decided May 13, 1975. Robert Jerome Heard, pro se. Joseph B. Duke, District Attorney, for appellee.

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