Legal Opinion
Robert Felton Moore v. A. L. Dutton, Warden, Georgia State Prison
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 22, 1970No. 27603PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:
Robert Felton Moore was convicted of murder and sentenced to death by electrocution on April 14, 1966, after a jury trial in the Superior Court of Camden County, Georgia. With the assistance of counsel, Moore took a direct appeal to the Supreme Court of Georgia which affirmed the death sentence and the trial court’s denial of motion for new trial. Moore v. State, 222 Ga. 748, 152 S.E.2d 570, rehearing denied November 23, 1966.
Thereafter, Moore filed his habeas corpus petition in the City Court of Reidsville, Georgia, alleging that his conviction and death sentence were…
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