Legal Opinion
Capote v. Ray
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 15, 2002No. S02A1179PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sears, Presiding Justice.
In 1984, appellant Inocente Capote pled guilty to trafficking in cocaine in Fulton County Superior Court, and received a sentence of ten years in prison, with six years to serve. In 1993, appellant was found guilty in United States District Court of a federal drug offense. Relying in part on the 1984 Fulton County conviction, the District Court gave appellant an enhanced sentence of life in prison. Appellant is currently incarcerated in a federal prison in South Carolina. Proceeding pro se, appellant filed an application for habeas corpus relief challenging his 1984…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Lackawanna County District Attorney v. CossSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
- Fullwood v. SivleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
- Parris v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
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3Cited by22 opinions
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