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Colton v. Martins

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided April 13, 1973No. 27724PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Grice, Presiding Justice.

The appellants filed a petition for the writ of habeas corpus in the Superior Court of Cobb County against Ronald Martins, Acting Superintendent of the Cobb County Juvenile Detention Home, alleging that their minor son was being unlawfully detained therein by virtue of an order of the Juvenile Court of Meriwether County.

The petitioners asserted that there was a substantial denial of the constitutional rights of the child before and during the proceedings in the Juvenile Court of Meriwether County, and that specified provisions of the Juvenile Court Act of 1971 (Ga. L.…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Simmons v. Georgia Iron & Coal Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1903
  2. New York Foundling Hospital v. GattiSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
  3. M. E. B. v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
  4. McBurnett v. WarrenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1951

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Smith v. GarnerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  2. Wilkes v. TerrySupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
  3. Neal v. WashingtonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
  4. Wilkes v. TerrySupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
  5. Wilkes v. TerrySupreme Court of Georgia · 2011

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