Legal Opinion
Henry Willis, III v. Walter B. Zant, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided November 17, 1983No. 82-8677PublishedCited by 106 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
The petitioner, Henry Willis III, was convicted in the Superior Court of Bleckley County, Georgia, of malice murder. He was sentenced to death. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed his conviction and sentence. Willis v. State, 243 Ga. 185, 253 S.E.2d 70 (1979). He then petitioned the Superior Court of Tatnall County, Georgia, for a writ of habeas corpus. The court denied his petition, and the Georgia Supreme Court declined to entertain an appeal therefrom. The United States Supreme Court has denied petitions for writs of certiorari to review both decisions of the Georgia…
2Cases cited42 opinions
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- Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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- Duren v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by106 opinions
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