Johnson v. Stynchcombe

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

Decided Nov. 24, 1972.

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals · decided 1972-11-24

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently November 1972

2 federal appellate ·

2 counsel of record

Relies on Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Co. of New York · Furman v. Georgia

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Opinion by (per_curiam) · Decided 1972-11-24

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¶1Summary Calendar.*

¶2Glenn Zell, Atlanta, Ga. (Court-appointed), for petitioner-appellant.

¶3Lewis R. Slaton, Dist. Atty., Carter Goode, Joel M. Feldman, Atlanta, Ga., for respondent-appellee.

¶4Before WISDOM, GODBOLD and RONEY, Circuit Judges.

¶6PER CURIAM:

¶7Johnson was convicted of murder and sentenced to death by a Georgia state court. The District Court denied his petition for habeas corpus relief. We re*624verse and remand for further proceedings consistent with the Supreme Court decision in Furman v. Georgia, 408 U.S. 238, 92 S.Ct. 2726, 33 L.Ed.2d 346 (1972).

¶8Reversed and remanded