Legal Opinion
Hinton v. Caldwell
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 9, 1974No. 28412PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Grice, Presiding Justice.
William Hinton has appealed to this court from the denial of his petition seeking the writ of habeas corpus against the respondent E. B. Caldwell, Warden of the Georgia State Prison.
The petitioner was found guilty of robbery by sudden snatching and was sentenced by the Superior Court of Fulton County to serve seven years imprisonment. His conviction was affirmed. Hinton v. State, 127 Ga. App. 108 (192 SE2d 717).
In his appeal here from the denial of habeas corpus relief by the Superior Court of Tattnall County he makes in substance three contentions.
1. The first is…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Hinton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
- Beavers v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
- Chadwick v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
3Cited by3 opinions
- Samuel Gibson, III v. George L. Jackson, Individually and as Superior Court Judge of Jones County, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Kramer v. HopperSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Samuel Gibson, III v. George L. Jackson, Individually and as Superior Court Judge of Jones County, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978