Legal Opinion
Fleming v. Zant
District Court, M.D. Georgia
Decided March 25, 1983No. Civ. A. 81-68-VALPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OWENS, Chief Judge:
Pursuant to laws passed by Congress giving a convicted state prisoner the legal right to apply to this United States District Court for a writ of habeas corpus “only on the ground that he is in [state] custody in violation of the Constitution ... of the United States,” 28 U.S.C. § 2254, and requiring this court to consider his application, petitioner Son H. Fleming seeks a writ of habeas corpus overturning his conviction for the February 11, 1976, murder of Ray City, Georgia, Police Chief James Edward Giddens and the jury imposed-sentence of death therefor. Consistent with…
2Cases cited49 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. FradySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Son H. Fleming v. Ralph Kemp, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification CenterCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- Son H. Fleming v. Ralph Kemp, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
- Fleming v. Kemp, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Fleming v. Kemp, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Son H. Fleming v. Ralph Kemp, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification CenterCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
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