Hills McGEE, Plaintiff–Appellant,
Aug 28, 2013OUTCOME: District Court vacated, remanded ot Superior Court
Following revocation of probation for failure to report and to pay monthly supervision fee, probationer brought action in state court for a writ of habeas corpus seeking his release him from custody an ... d for declaration that statute requiring a person to pay $50 for the appointment of counsel in a criminal case and statute permitting a Georgia county to contract with private entities for the provision of probation services were unconstitutional. Following removal, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, D.C. Docket No. 1:10–cv–00025–JRH–WLB, J. Randal Hall, J., 2011 WL 10067984, granted the government's motion to dismiss. Probationer appealed.
