Georgia v. Houston
Annotate this CaseThe State appealed the grant of habeas relief to Aaron Houston, who pleaded guilty to three misdemeanor DUI counts. The habeas court vacated the convictions entered on those pleas on grounds that the pleas were tendered without the assistance of counsel and without Houston being advised of his right to counsel, and that Houston did not knowingly and voluntarily waive his right to counsel. The State argued to the Georgia Supreme Court that the habeas court erred because Houston did not produce sufficient evidence that his waiver of counsel was not knowing and voluntary. Because the habeas court did not clearly err in concluding that Houston was not advised of his right to counsel at the plea hearing, thereby precluding an express waiver of that right, the Supreme Court affirmed.
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