Legal Opinion
Sliger v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 29, 1981No. 37734, 37739PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Gregory, Justice.
Sliger and Wright were indicted for robbery and murder. When the State announced its intention to seek the death penalty, the trial court initiated pre-trial proceedings in accordance with the Unified Appeal Procedure. See 246 Georgia Reports, Appendix; Code Ann. § 27-2538 (Ga. Laws, 1980, pp. 390-391); Ga. Laws, 1981, p. 1532. Defendants moved to dismiss or stay the proceedings on the ground that the Unified Appeal Procedure violates the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment. The trial court denied the motion, but certified the cases for…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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