Legal Opinion
Taylor v. Ricketts
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 7, 1977No. 32402Published
1Opinion of the Court
239 Ga. 501 (1977)
238 S.E.2d 52
TAYLOR
v.
RICKETTS.
32402.
Supreme Court of Georgia.
Submitted June 14, 1977.
Decided September 7, 1977.
James C. Bonner, Jr., for appellant.
Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Harrison Kohler, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.
BOWLES, Justice.
This court found probable cause to appeal the denial of habeas corpus to Erwin Green Taylor on the issue of waiver of counsel, in light of Faretta v. California, 422 U. S. 806 (95 SC 2525, 45 LE2d 562) (1975).
The appellant was indicted by a Muscogee County Grand Jury for felony-murder and attempted armed robbery. Because…
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Burke v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Taylor v. RickettsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- Farley v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
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