Legal Opinion
Humphrey, Warden v. Walker
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 28, 2014No. S13A1472, S13X1473PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Blackwell, Justice.
In 2002, Artemus Rick Walker was tried by jury and convicted of the murder of Lynwood Ray Gresham, as well as several related crimes. For the murder, he was sentenced to death, and for the other crimes, he was sentenced to terms of imprisonment. On direct appeal, this Court affirmed his convictions and sentences. See Walker v. State, 282 Ga. 774 (653 SE2d 439) (2007). Then, in 2009, Walker filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Following an evidentiary hearing, the habeas court granted the writ. Although it found that some claims asserted by Walker were procedurally…
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