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Wilson v. Zant

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided April 21, 1982No. 38278PublishedCited by 125 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hill, Presiding Justice.

The defendant, Joseph Wilson, Jr., was convicted of murder, kidnapping with bodily injury and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. His convictions and death sentence for murder, life sentence for kidnapping with bodily injury and five-year sentence for possession of a firearm were affirmed on direct appeal by this court in Wilson v. State, 246 Ga. 62 (268 SE2d 895) (1980), cert. denied, 449 U. S. 1103. The defendant then filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, alleging various violations of his constitutional rights. After a hearing, the…

2Cases cited57 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  5. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931

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3Cited by125 opinions

  1. People v. WinsettIllinois Supreme Court · 1992
  2. Rivers v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  3. Vergara v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
  4. Eckles v. Atlanta Technology Group, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  5. Morgan v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996

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