Legal Opinion

Davis v. Thomas

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 28, 1996No. S96A0538Published

1Opinion of the Court

471 S.E.2d 202 (1996)

266 Ga. 835

DAVIS

v.

THOMAS, Warden.

No. S96A0538.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

May 28, 1996.

Reconsideration Denied June 28, 1996.

Jeffrey L. Ertel, Multicounty Public Defender, M. Elizabeth Wells, Atlanta, for Davis.

Michael J. Bowers, Atty. Gen., Peggy R. Katz, Senior Asst. Atty. Gen., Paige R. Whitaker, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept. of Law, Atlanta, for Thomas.

THOMPSON, Justice.

We granted an application for interlocutory review filed by petitioner Troy Anthony Davis in this capital habeas corpus proceeding, and posed the following question:

Whether the habeas court abused its discretion…

Also in this document: Concurrence; Dissent · Hunstein; Dissent · Carley.

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. McCleskey v. ZantSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. Murray v. GiarratanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993

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