Pattillo v. Caldwell’s Empirical Analysis
1972
Citation profile
1
cited by 1 later decisions
1
states following
October 1972
most recently cited
1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Mullennix v. Balkcom · Balkcom v. Hurst · Balkcom v. Craton · Pippin v. Sheffield · Burson v. Gresham
Most-quoted passages
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“"'A writ of habeas corpus looks only to the lawfulness of the present confinement. Mullennix v. Balkcom, 213 Ga. 490 ( 99 SE2d 832 ); Pippin v. Sheffield, 220 Ga. 179 ( 137 SE2d 627 ). Where it is unquestioned that the detention of the petitioner under sentences from other counties is legal, the trial court has no authority to make any other disposition of the matter except to remand the petitioner to the custody of the respondent. Balkcom v. Craton, 220 Ga. 216 ( 138 SE2d 163 ).’ Balkcom v. Hurst, 220 Ga. 405 ( 139 SE2d 306 ); Burson v. Gresham, 221 Ga. 814 ( 147 SE2d 445 ).” Pattillo v. Caldwell, 228 Ga. 587 ( 186 SE2d 866 ).”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Steed v. Ault
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