Legal Opinion
Burston v. Caldwell
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 9, 1972No. 27026PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Undercofler, Justice.
James Burston filed an application for the writ of habeas corpus against E. B. Caldwell, Warden of the Georgia State Prison. His petition alleges that he was convicted in 1935 of several robberies and sentenced from 3 to 4 years on one, 12 to 20 years on another, and 20 to 30 years on another; that he did not have effective assistance of counsel within the meaning of the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitu tion because he did not see his counsel until he was brought to the courthouse to be tried and only had about a 20 minute talk with him; that he made known to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Holmes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968
- Dutton v. ParkerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1966
- Cannon v. GrimesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1967
- Gay v. BalkcomSupreme Court of Georgia · 1964
- Stanforth v. BalkcomSupreme Court of Georgia · 1962
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Brand v. WoffordSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
- Phillips v. StynchcombeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
- James Burston v. E. B. Caldwell, Warden, Georgia State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- T. K. v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
- Vaughn v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
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