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PARKER v. TURPIN

No. Civ.A.1:96-CV-3142-RWS.

60 F.Supp.2d 1332 (1999)

Byron Ashley PARKER, Petitioner, v. Tony TURPIN, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison, Respondent.

United States District Court, N.D. Georgia, Atlanta Division.

August 13, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carmie LeeAnn McCurry, Troutman Sanders Law Firm, Atlanta, GA, Carter G. Phillips, PHV, Vincent F. Prada, PHV, Sidley & Austin, Washington, DC, for petitioner.

Paula K. Smith, Mary Beth Westmoreland, Office of State Attorney General, Atlanta, GA, for respondent.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

STORY, District Judge.

This death penalty case is before the Court on a petition for writ of habeas corpus. The Court has jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 2241 and 2254.

I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On November 8, 1984, Petitioner was convicted of first-degree murder and rape in the Superior Court of Douglas County, Georgia. On the following day, Petitioner was sentenced to life imprisonment for...

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