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Edward Johnson v. Leroy Stynchcombe, Sheriff of Fulton County

468 F.2d 623, 1972 U.S. App. LEXIS 6567
CourtCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
DecidedNovember 24, 1972
Docket71-3241
StatusPublished

This text of 468 F.2d 623 (Edward Johnson v. Leroy Stynchcombe, Sheriff of Fulton County) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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Edward Johnson v. Leroy Stynchcombe, Sheriff of Fulton County, 468 F.2d 623, 1972 U.S. App. LEXIS 6567 (5th Cir. 1972).

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

Johnson was convicted of murder and sentenced to death by a Georgia state court. The District Court denied his petition for habeas corpus relief. We re *624 verse and remand for further proceedings consistent with the Supreme Court decision in Furman v. Georgia, 408 U.S. 238, 92 S.Ct. 2726, 33 L.Ed.2d 346 (1972).

Reversed and remanded

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Furman v. Georgia
408 U.S. 238 (Supreme Court, 1972)

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