Legal Opinion
Morrison v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 11, 2003No. S03A0049PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Fletcher, Chief Justice.
In 1987, Ernest Ulysses Morrison pled guilty to the rape, armed robbery, and murder of a Richmond County woman. He was sentenced to death for the murder after a sentencing trial. His convictions and sentences were affirmed on appeal.
During habeas corpus litigation, Morrison alleged that he is mentally retarded. Georgia law forbids the execution of mentally retarded persons. The habeas court remanded his case for a trial to determine whether he is mentally retarded under the procedures outlined by this Court in Fleming v. Zant. The jury in Morrison’s 1999 mental…
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- Barnes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
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