Legal Opinion
Hall v. McPherson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 30, 2008No. S08A0115PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEARS, Chief Justice.
Mark McPherson was convicted of malice murder, financial transaction card theft, and two counts of theft by taking in 2000, and he was sentenced to death for the murder. This Court affirmed McPherson’s convictions and death sentence. In 2003, McPherson filed this habeas corpus action raising numerous claims. In its final order of August 24, 2007, the habeas court denied relief on all grounds save one. The habeas court vacated McPherson’s death sentence based upon its finding that his trial counsel had been ineffective in the investigation, preparation, and presentation of…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Norman Darnell Baxter v. Albert G. Thomas, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification CenterCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1995
- Bright v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Perkins v. HallSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
- Hall v. LanceSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
- Hall v. LeeSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
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