Legal Opinion
Young v. Ricketts
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 24, 1978No. 33953PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Undercofler, Presiding Justice.
Charlie Young was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. We affirmed in Young v. State, 237 Ga. 852 (230 SE2d 287) (1976). In this habeas corpus proceeding, Young charges ineffective assistance of counsel and contends there was error in the charge during the sentencing phase of his trial relative to mitigating and aggravating circumstances. He appeals the denial of the habeas petition. We affirm.
1. Young contends his retained counsel was ineffective, arguing he failed to investigate the case properly and prepare for trial; deprived him of a fair trial by…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Hawes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- Pitts v. GlassSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
- Fleming v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- Peek v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
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3Cited by21 opinions
- People v. CurtisSupreme Court of Colorado · 1984
- Luis Albert Alicea v. John R. Gagnon, Superintendent, and the Attorney General of WisconsinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Charlie Young, Jr., Cross-Appellant v. Walter Zant, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic & Classification Center, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- State v. AlbrightWisconsin Supreme Court · 1980
- Cobb v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
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