Legal Opinion

Sims v. Smith

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 7, 1971No. 26651PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hawes, Justice.

This is a habeas corpus case. The appeal here is from a judgment refusing to discharge the applicant from custody and remanding him to the custody of the warden. Appellant contended in the trial court and contends in this court that there were "illegal procedures inflicted upon him” during his arrest, trial and conviction; that he was denied adequate and effective representation of counsel; that his constitutional rights- were violated on the trial of the case in that he was not confronted by the witnesses against him or furnished with a copy of the indictment, list of…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Gay v. BalkcomSupreme Court of Georgia · 1964
  2. Sharpe v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969
  3. Broome v. MatthewsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1967

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  2. Stephens v. HopperSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
  3. Bozzie v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
  4. Dobbs v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  5. Barksdale v. RickettsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974

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