Legal Opinion

Smith v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 6, 1975No. 29656PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Gunter, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the Superior Court of Hall County dismissing appellant’s "Petition for a Writ of Error Coram Nobis” filed against the State of Georgia on December 12,1974. The petition alleged that appellant had been convicted and sentenced "by the Court of this District” for the offense of robbery in October, 1944, and that the conviction was invalid under Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U. S. 335 (1963) and Pickelsimer v. Wainwright, 375 U. S. 2 (1963). The petition alleged that appellant was being prejudiced by the existence of the conviction on his record and…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Pickelsimer v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Parris v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  4. Atkins v. HopperSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  5. Neal v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  2. Hicks v. ScottSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  3. Capote v. RaySupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
  4. Hardison v. MartinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
  5. Craig v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975

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