Legal Opinion
Gaines v. Hopper
District Court, M.D. Georgia
Decided April 26, 1977No. Civ. A. 76-19-AmerPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OWENS, District Judge:
Petitioner Robert Allen Gaines was convicted of murder in the Sumter County Superior Court and sentenced to life imprisonment on October 9, 1973. His conviction having been affirmed on appeal, 232 Ga. 727, 208 S.E.2d 798 (1974), and habeas corpus relief having been denied by the Superior Court of Tattnall County, Gaines v. Hopper, Habeas Corpus No. 75-69 (Aug. 12, 1975) (Respondent’s Exhibit 2), and appealed to the Supreme Court of Georgia, which denied him a certificate of probable cause to appeal, he has now filed this habeas corpus petition. His sole contention is…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Cupp v. NaughtenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Henderson v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. Willie Decoster, Jr.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Robert Allen Gaines v. Joe S. HopperCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. BaynesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- Ernest Daniels v. Ross Maggio, Jr., Warden, Angola Penitentiary, and the Attorney General of the State of LouisianaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Rummel v. EstelleDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 1980
- United States v. BaynesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
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