Legal Opinion

Hunt v. Hopper

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided April 4, 1974No. 28710PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Nichols, Presiding Justice.

On May 24,1972 John Thomas Hunt was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to 15 years imprisonment. On December 14, 1972 that conviction was affirmed by this court. Hunt v. State, 229 Ga. 869 (195 SE2d 31). Thereafter the present petition for a writ of habeas corpus was filed. While numerous questions were raised in such petition as originally filed, all but two questions were abandoned prior to the trial court’s judgment. The two questions presented to the trial court for decision and to this court on review are whether the conviction must be set aside because…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Coleman v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Ballard v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969
  4. Phillips v. StynchcombeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
  5. Johnson v. PlunkettSupreme Court of Georgia · 1959

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Painter v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  2. State v. HoustonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
  3. Watts v. PittsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  4. State v. GodfreyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  5. State v. HoustonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975

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