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· 11/1/1999

Walker v. Penn

Citations

  • 523 S.E.2d 325
  • 271 Ga. 609
  • 99 Fulton County D. Rep. 3951
  • 1999 Ga. LEXIS 918

How courts have described this case

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  • warden did not complain that he was denied an opportunity to respond to habeas court’s sua sponte consideration of matter not raised by petitioner
  • warden did not complain that he was denied an opportunity to respond to habeas court's sua sponte consideration of matter not raised by petitioner
  • “Issues previously decided by a court of competent jurisdiction are conclusive and constitute a procedural bar to relitigation. [Cits.] The principle of res judicata contained in OCGA § 9-12-40 is also binding in habeas corpus proceedings.”

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Judges: Thompson

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