Legal Opinion
Turpin v. Mobley
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 15, 1998No. S98A0410, S98X0411PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Fletcher, Presiding Justice.
Stephen Anthony Mobley was convicted of malice murder, armed robbery and other crimes in 1994 and sentenced to death for the murder. This Court affirmed Mobley’s convictions and sentence in 1995,1 and the United States Supreme Court subsequently denied Mobley’s petition for certiorari.2 In 1996, Mobley filed this habeas action, raising several claims, including ineffective assistance of counsel. The habeas court ruled that all of Mobley’s claims other than ineffectiveness of trial counsel were either barred or defaulted. The habeas court then vacated Mobley’s death…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- United States v. FradySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Smith v. FrancisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
- James Randall Rogers, Cross-Appellee. v. Walter D. ZantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Suggs v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
- Head v. HillSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
- Gonzalez v. Secretary for the Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2004
- Head v. FerrellSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
- Hamilton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
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