Legal Opinion
Fields v. Balkcom
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 12, 1955No. 19018PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Almand, Justice.
On January 10, 1955, this court affirmed the conviction of Jennings Edward Fields of the offense of murder. 211 Ga. 335 (85 S. E. 2d 753). On March 17, 1955, Fields filed a petition for the writ of habeas corpus against R. P. Balkcom, Jr., Warden of the Georgia State Prison. In his petition,' Fields claims that his restraint and imprisonment are illegal and void, and violate his rights under specified provisions of the Federal Constitution and the Constitution of Georgia. The alleged grounds of the illegality of his restraint are: that (a) he was arrested without a warrant;…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Matter of Morhous v. N.Y. Supreme CourtNew York Court of Appeals · 1944
- Monroe v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1848
- Glover v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
- Wells v. PridgenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
- Bowden v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Riley v. GarrettSupreme Court of Georgia · 1963
- Kenneth Earl Fults v. GDCP WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2014
- Hill v. BalkcomSupreme Court of Georgia · 1957
- Bennett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
- Paul v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
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