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Jackson v. Hopper

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 19, 1974No. 28806PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hall, Justice.

Tried in 1971 on three indictments, Jackson was convicted of murder, attempted rape and aggravated assault. The conviction was affirmed by this court on direct appeal, Jackson v. State, 229 Ga. 191 (190 SE2d 530) but his death sentence was overturned by the United States Supreme Court. On remand this court entered a life sentence on the murder conviction. Jackson v. State, 230 Ga. 181 (195 SE2d 921). Jackson then brought this petition for habeas corpus on which he received an evidentiary hearing in Tattnall County on July 25, 1973. Following the hearing his petition was found…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. Daniel v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
  4. Evans Theatre Corporation v. SlatonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
  5. Jackson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1972

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Young v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  2. Finney v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
  3. Marshall v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
  4. Young v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
  5. Jordan v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975

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