Legal Opinion
Smith v. Francis
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 29, 1985No. 41276, 41504PublishedCited by 392 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hill, Chief Justice.
William Alvin Smith was convicted of the murder and armed robbery of Daniel Turner and sentenced to death. Smith v. State, 249 Ga. 228 (290 SE2d 43) (1982), cert. denied, 103 SC 182 (1982). This is his appeal from the denial of habeas corpus.
In his original petition for habeas corpus, Smith raised 14 grounds. Following a hearing, the habeas court issued a lengthy order finding the applicable facts and deciding each point raised. Smith then filed an application for a certificate of probable cause to appeal, raising 14 enumerations of error. This court granted the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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3Cited by392 opinions
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