Legal Opinion
Yates v. Brown
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 21, 1975No. 30201PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal from an order of the Ware Superior Court denying the petitioner habeas corpus relief. The main issue concerns whether or not the petitioner has a right to appellate review of his conviction, after his out-of-time appeal was dismissed because of his escape from custody.
The petitioner was convicted of burglary by a jury in the Bibb Superior Court on August 22, 1972, and was sentenced to twelve years. On March 16,1973, he applied to the Superior Court of Putnam County for a writ of habeas corpus.
On May 14, 1973, he was granted an out-of-time appeal by the habeas court.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- McClure v. HopperSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Gentry v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1893
- Billups v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Madden v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1883
- Brown v. RickettsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Smith v. ZantSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
- State of Maryland Deposit Insurance Fund Corp. v. BillmanCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1990
- Daniels v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
- Tucker v. KempSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
- Sanders v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
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