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McDowell v. Balkcom

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 8, 1980No. 36549PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Bowles, Justice.

McDowell, a prisoner incarcerated at Reidsville in Tattnall County, has allegedly filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in that county. In conjunction with his petition, he filed in Gwinnett County, the county of his conviction, a “motion for production of documents” seeking, inter alia, a copy of his trial transcript. McDowell’s motion was captioned “Petition for Habeas Corpus” and named Charles Balkcom, former warden of Georgia State Prison at Reidsville as respondent. Because of this erroneous caption, apparently the Gwinnett County judge believed the document filed…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. United States v. MacCollomSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Billups v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  3. Wilson v. DownieSupreme Court of Georgia · 1972
  4. Evans v. WatsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  5. Holmes v. KenyonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Henderson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  2. Henderson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  3. Schoicket v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  4. Shelby v. McDanielSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  5. Rutledge v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2020

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