Legal Opinion
Hilliard v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 13, 1973No. 47735PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Evans, Judge.
The defendant was indicted, tried and convicted of burglary. Three separate indictments were returned against him, which were consolidated for trial. He was thereafter sentenced to serve 7 years in each case to be served concurrently.
No immediate appeal was filed, but after defendant reached the Diagnostic Center at Jackson, Georgia, he filed a petition for habeas corpus, and after a hearing, Judge Hugh D. Sosebee issued an order remanding the prisoner to the Richmond County authorities, there to be provided with an opportunity to appeal or to be re-tried within a reasonable…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Sims v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Ferguson v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Pinto v. PierceSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Massey v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1970
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Pierce v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Hayes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
- Schneider v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
- Lawrence v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Frazier v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
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