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MORRISON v. STATE

No. S03A0049.

583 S.E.2d 873 (2003)

276 Ga. 829

MORRISON v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied July 29, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard E. Allen, Augusta, Gary A. Alexion, New York, NY, for appellant.

Daniel J. Craig, Dist. Atty., Thurbert E. Baker, Atty. Gen., Patricia A. Burton, Mitchell P. Watkins, Asst. Attys. Gen., for appellee.

Michael M. Mears, Holly L. Geerdes, Therese M. Day, Atlanta, amici curiae.

FLETCHER, Chief Justice.

In 1987, Ernest Ulysses Morrison pled guilty to the rape, armed robbery, and murder of a Richmond County woman. He was sentenced to death for the murder after a sentencing trial. His convictions and sentences were affirmed on appeal.1

During habeas corpus litigation, Morrison alleged that he is mentally retarded. Georgia law forbids the execution of mentally...

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