Legal Opinion
Baxter v. Kemp
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 24, 1990No. S90A0047PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Benham, Justice.
This is an appeal from the denial of habeas corpus relief. The appellant, Norman Darnell Baxter, was convicted of murder and sen- fenced to death in Henry County. On direct appeal, this court affirmed Baxter’s conviction and death sentence. See Baxter v. State, 254 Ga. 538 (331 SE2d 561) (1985). The U. S. Supreme Court denied Baxter’s application for writ of certiorari. Baxter v. Georgia, 474 U. S. 935 (106 SC 269, 88 LE2d 275) (1985). Baxter then applied for writ of habeas corpus in Butts County, alleging in his amended petition 21 grounds for relief. See OCGA § 9-14-40 et…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Ake v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- McCleskey v. KempSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Norman Darnell Baxter v. Albert G. Thomas, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification CenterCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1995
- Richard L Sealey v. Warden GDCP.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2020
- Turpin v. ToddSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
- Whatley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
- Jefferson v. ZantSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
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