Legal Opinion
Zant v. Redd
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 6, 1982No. 38069PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Per curiam
1. Appellee’s motion to dismiss is denied. Reed v. Hopper, 235 Ga. 298 (5) (219 SE2d 409) (1975).
2. This case presents the issue of whether double jeopardy attaches to aggravating circumstances in a death penalty case.
The appellee was convicted of murder and kidnapping and was sentenced to die for the murder. On appeal Redd’s conviction was affirmed, but his death sentence was reversed on technical grounds and a new sentencing trial was ordered. See Redd v. State, 240 Ga. 753 (248 SE2d 16) (1978). On resentencing, the death penalty was again imposed. This sentence was affirmed on appeal to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Green v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- United States v. TateoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Green v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
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3Cited by26 opinions
- State v. BiegenwaldSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1987
- Gates v. ZantSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Preston v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1992
- State v. HendersonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1990
- Charlie Young, Jr. v. Ralph Kemp, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic & Classification Center, Joseph H. Briley, District Attorney of Ocmulgee CircuitCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
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