Legal Opinion
Peppers v. Balkcom
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 25, 1963No. 21995PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Almand, Justice.
The bill of exceptions assigns error on the order of the trial court in refusing to discharge the plaintiff in error after a hearing on his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
H. E. Peppers was tried and convicted of murder in Fulton Superior Court on January 19, 1961. This court affirmed the order of the trial court denying his motion for a new trial on June 8, 1961. Peppers v. State, 217 Ga. 3 (120 SE2d 611). On March 26, 1962, Peppers filed in the City Court of Reidsville a petition for the writ of habeas corpus wherein he alleged that the respondent R. P. Balkcom, Jr.,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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3Cited by23 opinions
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