Legal Opinion
Weldon v. Barnes
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 30, 1983No. 40323PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Presiding Justice.
The appellee, Barnes, and one Luckett were tried jointly on charges of burglary and theft by receiving stolen property. Barnes was convicted of burglary only. On appeal, the Court of Appeals affirmed his conviction, rejecting the argument that trial counsel’s joint representation of him and Luckett rendered him ineffective. Barnes v. State, 160 Ga. App. 232 (286 SE2d 519) (1981). This was the sole enumeration of error raised in Barnes’ appeal.
Subsequently, in December of 1982, Barnes filed this petition for writ of habeas corpus. In the petition, he argues, among…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Williamson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Higginbotham v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1971
- Barnes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
- Reidling v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
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- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
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