Legal Opinion
Jackson v. Dutton
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 21, 1967No. 24250PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Undercoeler, Justice.
Edward Nathaniel Jackson brought this action of habeas corpus in the City Court of Reidsville against A. L. Dutton, Warden of the Georgia State Prison, for his release. On August 2, 1963, in Fulton Superior Court, the petitioner was convicted of murder and was sentenced to death. The conviction was affirmed by this court. Jackson v. State, 219 Ga. 819 (136 SE2d 375). The Georgia Pardon and Parole Board commuted the sentence to life imprisonment on March 19, 1965. The petitioner in his amended application for habeas corpus filed on December 12, 1966, alleges that his…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Sims v. BalkcomSupreme Court of Georgia · 1964
- Jackson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1964
- McKay v. BalkcomSupreme Court of Georgia · 1948
- Moore v. DuttonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1967
- Hill v. BalkcomSupreme Court of Georgia · 1957
3Cited by6 opinions
- Parris v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
- Bush v. ChappellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969
- Shoemake v. WhitlockSupreme Court of Georgia · 1970
- Edward N. Jackson v. S. Lamont Smith, Warden, Ga. State Prison, Reidsville, Ga.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Edward N. Jackson v. S. Lamont Smith, Warden, Ga. State Prison, Reidsville, Ga.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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