Legal Opinion
Howington v. Wilson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 8, 1957No. 19887PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Almand, Justice.
The exception under review is to a judgment sustaining a general demurrer to a petition for habeas corpus.
In his petition, Gordon Howington alleged that, on August 31,. 1957, he was confined to the county jail of Jackson County in the custody of the sheriff of that county by virtue of an indictment for murder, which was returned by the grand juiy of Jackson County; that, on said date, the Judge of Jackson Superior Court, without being requested to do so by the Sheriff of Jackson County, entered an order directing the sheriff to transfer the petitioner to the county jail of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Simmons v. Georgia Iron & Coal Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Russell v. TatumSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Smith v. HendersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
- Dixon v. SableSupreme Court of Georgia · 1918
3Cited by14 opinions
- Willie Santonio Manders v. Thurman LeeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
- Gates v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
- In Re IrvinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
- Carter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
- In Re Prisoners Awaiting TransferSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
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