Legal Opinion
Zant v. Moon
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 28, 1994No. S93A1925, S93X1926PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, Chief Justice.
The facts of this case are set out in our opinion on direct appeal, Moon v. State, 258 Ga. 748 (375 SE2d 442) (1988). Larry Eugene Moon was convicted of murder and armed robbery in Catoosa County and sentenced to death. Moon filed an application for writ of habeas corpus on January 13, 1992, in the Superior Court of Butts County. An evidentiary hearing was held on March 15, 1993, and the parties filed briefs thereafter. Petitioner asserted fifty-one grounds for relief, and the trial court granted relief on three issues: (1) the State’s improper use of a peremptory strike…
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3Cited by81 opinions
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