Legal Opinion
Henry Hamilton v. Paul Ford, Warden, Jack T. Rutledge Correctional Institute
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 21, 1992No. 90-8023PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a denial of a writ of habeas corpus from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Petitioner Henry Hamilton claims ineffective assistance of counsel as well various trial errors. Because we find that petitioner received ineffective assistance of counsel, we conditionally grant petitioner’s writ.
Background
Hamilton was arrested and subsequently indicted in Georgia state court for the murder of Stephen Hynes, which occurred on May 28, 1983. Hynes was murdered during an attempted robbery. 1 The indictment charged…
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