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Ross v. Hopper

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided November 29, 1977No. 32569PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Jordan, Justice.

Willie X. Ross filed a petition for habeas corpus in the Superior Court of Tattnall County which was denied on March 22, 1977. He appeals, asserting eight enumerations of error.

Willie X. Ross was convicted on March 13,1974 for the murder of police officer T. J. Meredith for which he received a death sentence; the armed robbery of Robert Lee, for which he received a life sentence; and the kidnapping of Wandell Norman for which he received a sentence of twenty years. These convictions were affirmed by this court in Ross v. State, 233 Ga. 361 (211 SE2d 356) (1974) and certiorari…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. Davis v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Ross v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Willie X. Ross v. Joe S. HopperCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
  2. Spranger v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1986
  3. Willie X. Ross v. Ralph KempCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
  4. Marcus Wayne Chenault v. Leroy N. Stynchcombe, Sheriff of Fulton CountyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  5. Willie X. Ross v. Ralph KempCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985

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