Legal Opinion
Hall v. Lewis
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 22, 2010No. S09A1862PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARLEY, Presiding Justice.
In 1998, Christopher K. Lewis was convicted of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated battery, burglary, and possession of a knife during the commission of a felony, and he was sentenced to death for the murder. After reversing and remanding for a new hearing on Lewis’ motion for new trial, Lewis v. State, 275 Ga. 194 (565 SE2d 437) (2002), this Court unanimously affirmed Lewis’ convictions and death sentence in 2004. Lewis v. State, 277 Ga. 534 (592 SE2d 405) (2004). In that same year, Lewis filed a pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus. After obtaining the…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- United States v. CronicSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Malcolm v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
- Smith v. FrancisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
- Schofield v. HolseySupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Perkins v. HallSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015
- Humphrey v. LewisSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
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