Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Massie v. Sumner
449 U.S. 1103
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1981-01-12
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- defendant stabbed and shot the night manager of the Red Lobster Restaurant to death during an armed robbery; after federal habeas corpus relief, he pled to a life sentence
- sustaining automatic statutory appeal against defendant's objections
Citator
UpLaw has not yet analyzed Massie v. Sumner. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.
- Cited by
- 34 opinions
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Sup. Ct. Ga. Certiorari denied. No. 80-5565 Reported below: No. 80-5520, 624 F. 2d 72; 383 So. 2d 369; No. 80-5605, 386 So. 2d 525; No. 80-5672, 246 Ga. 261, 271 S. E. 2d 352; No. 80-5674, 246 Ga. 264, 271 S. E. 2d 173; No. 80-5715, 387 So. 2d 1124 and 389 So. 2d 1335; No. 80-5751, 388 So. 2d 664; No. 80-5778, 246 Ga. 62, 268 S. E. 2d 895.