Legal Opinion
Hugh H. Tennon, III v. Dr. James Ricketts, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 13, 1978No. 77-2356PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Circuit Judge.
A police officer in Cordele, Georgia, was shot and killed more than seven years ago. The habeas corpus appellee, Hugh H. Tennon, III, was convicted of murdering the officer and sentenced to imprisonment for life. On a 5-2 vote, the Supreme Court of Georgia affirmed, Tennon v. State, 235 Ga. 594, 220 S.E.2d 914 (1975), cert. denied, 426 U.S. 908, 96 S.Ct. 2231, 48 L.Ed.2d 833 (1976).
The Supreme Court of Georgia wrote:
“On October 18, 1970, a policeman was shot in his police car in Cordele, Georgia, by a man he was taking to the station for *1245selling newspapers without a…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Davis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Alpha Otis O'Daniel Stephens v. Walter Zant, SuperintendentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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