Legal Opinion
Willie X. Ross v. Ralph Kemp
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 25, 1985No. 82-8413PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
• KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:
On March 3,1974, after a jury trial in the Superior Court of Colquitt County, Georgia, appellant Willie X. Ross was convicted of armed robbery, kidnapping and murder. Sentences of life imprisonment, twenty years and the death penalty were imposed, respectively. The convictions and sentences were affirmed by the Georgia Supreme Court. Ross v. State, 233 Ga. 361, 211 S.E.2d 356 (1974), cert. denied, 428 U.S. 910, 96 S.Ct. 3222, 49 L.Ed.2d 1217 (1976). Ross petitioned for state habeas corpus relief, but, after a hearing, relief was denied. That decision was affirmed in…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Solem v. HelmSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by34 opinions
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