Legal Opinion

Walker v. City of Atlanta

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided April 21, 1977No. 31984PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hall, Justice.

This is an appeal from the denial of a writ of habeas corpus in the Superior Court of Fulton County.

Appellant was arrested in Atlanta on November 2, 1976 at the Peachtree Plaza Hotel and charged with criminal trespass and possession of illegal drugs. On December 7, 1976 the appellant was bound over to the Fulton County Grand Jury upon a finding of probable cause for both offenses ait a commitment hearing. On December 17,1976, prior to indictment, appellant filed a writ of habeas corpus, alleging insufficient evidence at the commitment hearing. An order was subsequently issued,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State v. MiddlebrooksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  2. First National Bank & Trust Co. v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  3. Day v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  4. Allen v. CaldwellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
  5. Baldwin v. SappSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Reynolds v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
  2. Watts v. PittsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  3. Pierce v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
  4. Ross v. LemacksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
  5. Simmons v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980

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