Legal Opinion
Stynchcombe v. Floyd
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 9, 1984No. 40339, 40340PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, Justice.
Gary Michael Floyd was tried and convicted of the offense of murder and sentenced to death. On direct appeal we affirmed this conviction and sentence. Floyd v. State, 233 Ga. 280 (210 SE2d 810) (1974) cert. denied, 431 U. S. 949 (1977). Floyd petitioned for writ of habeas corpus in July 1981 on numerous grounds and moved for a judgment on the pleadings which was ruled on in July 1983. The Superior Court of Fulton County found that the trial court’s charge to the sentencing phase jury failed to directly or indirectly advise the jury that they had the option of recommending a…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Fleming v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- Floyd v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
- Rivers v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- Stephens v. HopperSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Westbrook v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Carzell Moore v. Ralph Kemp, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
- Head v. HillSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
- James Cunningham, Jr., Cross-Appellant v. Walter Zant, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
- Head v. FerrellSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
- Presnell v. KempCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
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