Legal Opinion
Huntley v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 14, 1999No. S99A0489PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sears, Justice.
The appellant, Richard Huntley, was convicted of the murder of Herman Pitts, and sentenced to life in prison. He appeals, raising numerous issues, including that he received ineffective assistance of trial counsel. We conclude that these issues present no ground for reversal, and we therefore affirm Huntley’s conviction.
On November 24, 1996, the body of Herman Pitts was found in an abandoned building in Savannah. A pathologist testified that Pitts had abrasions and bruising on the forehead, face, nose, and neck; a laceration on the left side of his head caused by a blunt force…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
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- Milam v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
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3Cited by25 opinions
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