Legal Opinion
Potts v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 23, 1989No. 45977PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, Justice.
This is a death penalty case. Jack Howard Potts originally was convicted and sentenced to death in Forsyth County for the murder of Michael Priest. Potts v. State, 241 Ga. 67 (243 SE2d 510) (1978). His death sentence for murder was set aside during federal habeas corpus proceedings, Potts v. Zant, 734 F2d 526 (11th Cir. 1984), and the case was remanded to Forsyth County for a retrial as to sentence. Potts’ motion for change of venue was granted, and the penalty phase was retried in Richmond County. Potts was resentenced to death. He now appeals.
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