WHITFIELD v. HICKS, 281 Ga. 305 (2006)

637 S.E.2d 687 WHITFIELD v. HICKS. No. S06A1869.Supreme Court of Georgia. DECIDED NOVEMBER 20, 2006. SEARS, Chief Justice. James Whitfield appeals from the trial court’s order dismissing his petition for mandamus, by which he sought to compel the Clerk of Fulton County Superior Court, Juanita Hicks, to cancel a notice of federal tax lien that […]

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BOYD v. ST. LAWRENCE, 281 Ga. 300 (2006)

637 S.E.2d 687 BOYD v. ST. LAWRENCE. No. S06A1596.Supreme Court of Georgia. DECIDED NOVEMBER 20, 2006. SEARS, Chief Justice. In this pre-trial habeas action, the appellant, Dick Boyd, contended that he was entitled to be released from custody because he had not been taken before a “judicial officer authorized to receive an affidavit and issue […]

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