Legal Opinion
Dixon v. Beaty
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 15, 1939No. 12926PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bell, Justice.
On April 12, 1939, an application for the writ of habeas corpus was filed by Arthur Dixon against John Beaty, as warden of Jackson County, to obtain applicant’s release from the chain-gang. After considering the application, together with the response and the evidence, the judge of the superior court remanded the applicant to custody, and he excepted. The following facts appeared, without dispute, from the pleadings and the evidence. Dixon was convicted of an offense in the superior court of Jackson County, and was sentenced to serve for six months in the chain-gang. His…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Neal v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Knox v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
- Conley v. PopeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1925
- Fortson v. Elbert CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Etheridge v. PostonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1933
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3Cited by8 opinions
- United States v. VannDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1962
- Huff v. McLartySupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Morgan v. MountSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
- Clarke v. CarlanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
- Anderson v. Sentinel Offender Services, LLCSupreme Court of Georgia · 2016
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