1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 734 F.2d
  5. 734 F.2d 526 (1984)
 

POTTS v. ZANT

No. 83-8087.

734 F.2d 526 (1984)

Jack Howard POTTS, Petitioner-Appellee, Cross-Appellant, v. Walter D. ZANT, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center, Respondent-Appellant, Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

May 29, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan V. Boleyn, Asst. Atty. Gen., Atlanta, Ga., for respondent-appellant, cross-appellee.

Millard C. Farmer, Atlanta, Ga., for petitioner-appellee, cross-appellant.

Before HILL and VANCE, Circuit Judges, and TUTTLE, Senior Circuit Judge.

VANCE, Circuit Judge:

The state of Georgia appeals, and the petitioner cross-appeals, the decision of the district court granting habeas corpus relief in both of the cases involved in this consolidated proceeding. Potts v. Zant, 575 F.Supp. 374 (N.D.Ga.1983). We reach the same result as the district court, requiring a new guilt/innocence trial in No. C80-1078A and a new sentencing trial in No. C80-50G.

The petitioner...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases