Legal Opinion
Phillips v. Stynchcombe
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 9, 1973No. 28122PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Grice, Presiding Justice.
Leon Dean Phillips, also known as Ronald Davis, appeals from the denial of three habeas corpus petitions by the Superior Court of Fulton County.
One petition (No. 1555) alleged in substance as follows: (1) that the appellant was in the custody of the respondent Leroy N. Stynchcombe, Sheriff, of Fulton County, by virtue of two consecutive 20 year sentences arising from his August, 1971, convictions for robbery and kidnapping in the superior court of that county; (2) that he was taken against his will to Kentucky to stand trial in September, 1972; (3) that he was…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Manor v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1966
- Holmes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968
- Johnson v. PlunkettSupreme Court of Georgia · 1959
- Thrash v. CaldwellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1972
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3Cited by37 opinions
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