Legal Opinion
Schofield v. Holsey
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 26, 2007No. S06A1776, S06X1777PublishedCited by 176 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HINES, Justice.
Robert Wayne Holsey was convicted of murder and armed robbery, and he was sentenced to death for the murder. This Court affirmed his convictions and sentences in 1999. Holsey v. State, 271 Ga. 856 (524 SE2d 473) (1999). Holsey filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus on October 6, 2000. Evidentiary hearings were held June 16-18, 2003, and December 8-9, 2003. The habeas court vacated Holsey’s death sentence in an order filed of record on May 15, 2006. The Warden has appealed in Case No. S06A1776. Holsey has cross-appealed in Case No. S06X1777. In the Warden’s appeal, this…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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3Cited by176 opinions
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