Legal Opinion
Massey v. Smith
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 10, 1968No. 24793PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Undercofler, Justice.
This is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus alleging an unconstitutional conviction and sentence of death for rape. This is the third appearance of this case in this court. See Massey v. State, 220 Ga. 883 (142 SE2d 832); s. c. 222 Ga. 143 (149 SE2d 118), cert. den. 385 U. S. 36 (87 SC 241, 17 LE2d 36). After a hearing the trial court remanded the applicant to the custody of the respondent and the appeal is from that judgment. Held:
1. Enumeration of error number 1 complains that the applicant’s conviction and sentence are illegal under the equal protection and due…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Whitus v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Plumb v. ChristieSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Miller v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Lingo v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1970
- Miller v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1970
- Johnson v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
- Simmons v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1970
- Jackson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969
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