Legal Opinion
Presnell v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 16, 2001No. S01P0590PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUNSTEIN, Justice.
Virgil Delano Presnell, Jr. was convicted in 1976 of malice murder, kidnapping with bodily injury and other crimes and was sentenced to death for the murder. Presnell v. State, 241 Ga. 49 (243 SE2d 496) (1978), reversed and remanded as to sentence, Presnell v. Georgia, 439 U. S. 14 (99 SC 235, 58 LE2d 207) (1978), opinion vacated in part and death sentence upheld, Presnell v. State, 243 Ga. 131 (252 SE2d 625) (1979). In 1992, Presnell’s death sentence was vacated during Federal habeas corpus proceedings. Presnell v. Zant, 959 F2d 1524 (11th Cir. 1992). A re-sentencing trial…
2Cases cited60 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- United States v. MatlockSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Felker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
- Presnell v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by26 opinions
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