Legal Opinion
Diane Monroe v. State Court of Fulton County, James Webb, Solicitor of Fulton County, and Michael Bowers, Attorney General of Georgia
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 20, 1984No. 83-8737PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Senior Circuit Judge:
On September 17, 1980, appellant, Diane Monroe, was convicted in State Court of Fulton County for misuse of the national flag in violation of a Georgia statute, Ga. Code Ann. § 26-2803, and was sentenced to twelve months imprisonment. Monroe was released from custody after posting an appeal bond. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed her conviction. Monroe v. State, 250 Ga. 30, 295 S.E.2d 512 (1982). On January 28, 1983, Monroe filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus and a motion for stay of her sentence in the United States District Court for the Northern…
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