Legal Opinion
Hall v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided August 20, 2018No. S18A0827Published
1Opinion of the Court
304 Ga. 281
FINAL COPY S18A0827. HALL v. THE STATE. MELTON, Presiding Justice. The procedural posture of this appeal is somewhat unique. However, as explained more fully below, the appeal essentially amounts to an effort by Michelle Hall, who was represented by counsel in her first appeal, to pursue a second direct appeal, which is not authorized by Georgia law and which we are without jurisdiction to consider on the merits. See Milliken v. Stewart,
276 Ga. 712, 713
( 583 SE2d 30) (2003) (“[A] criminal defendant whose conviction has been reviewed by an appellate court on direct appeal . . . is…
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- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Wilkinson v. DotsonSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
- Hilton v. BraunskillSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Richards v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
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