Legal Opinion
Harris v. Hopper
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 2, 1976No. 30502PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hall, Justice.
Pursuant to the provisions of the 1975 Amendment to the Habeas Corpus Act (Ga.L. 1975, p. 1143 etseq.),this court on September 30, 1975, voted to grant Harris’ application for an appeal from the Tattnall Superior Court’s denial of his petition for habeas corpus. The court was primarily concerned with Harris’ allegation that "since the petitioner was held in jail for lack of bail for one hundred and fifty-two (152) days before being brought to trial, he contends that this was a violation of his constitutionally guaranteed right to a speedy trial.” Actually, Harris was never…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. MarionSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Tollett v. HendersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Klopfer v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Haisman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
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- Wooten v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
- Natson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
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