Legal Opinion
Georgia Public Defender Standards Council v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 9, 2009No. S09A0379PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARLEY, Justice.
Willie Palmer was convicted of two counts of malice murder and other offenses and was sentenced to death. This Court affirmed the judgments in Palmer v. State, 271 Ga. 234 (517 SE2d 502) (1999). On petition for writ of habeas corpus, Palmer’s convictions were vacated, and we affirmed, ordering a new trial. Schofield v. Palmer, 279 Ga. 848, 853 (3) (621 SE2d 726) (2005). After inquiry by habeas counsel and by the trial court in 2006, Michael Mears, who was then the director of the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council (Council), assured the trial court that counsel would be…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Thornton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
- Palmer v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
- Turner v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
- Schofield v. PalmerSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005
- Walker Electrical Co. v. WaltonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1948
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