William Alvin Smith, Cross-Appellee v. Walter Zant, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center, Cross-Appellant

*1408BY THE COURT:

William Alvin Smith, a Georgia prisoner, was convicted of armed robbery and malice murder in connection with the robbery and killing of the owner of a grocery store and service station. Smith was sentenced to death for the offense of murder, and unsuccessfully appealed to the Georgia Supreme Court. Smith v. State, 249 Ga. 228, 290 S.E.2d 43, cert. denied, 459 U.S. 882, 103 S.Ct. 182, 74 L.Ed.2d 148 (1982). He was also denied post-conviction relief from the Georgia state courts. Smith v. Francis, 253 Ga. 782, 325 S.E.2d 362, cert. denied, 474 U.S. 925, 106 S.Ct. 260, 88 L.Ed.2d…