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COKER v. HOPPER

33429.

241 Ga. 288 (1978)

244 S.E.2d 873

COKER v. HOPPER.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided April 27, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ehrlich A. Coker, pro se.

Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, for appellee.

BOWLES, Justice.

Coker appeals the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The trial court found that the petition was successive. We reverse.

Appellant and Carl J. Isaacs filed a habeas corpus petition in Civil Action No. 76-100, to challenge all statutes authorizing a life sentence. At that time, petitioner was serving a death sentence, affirmed in 234 Ga. 555 (216 S.E.2d 782

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