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JOHNSON v. KEMP

Civ. A. No. 483-254.

585 F.Supp. 1496 (1984)

Johnnie L. JOHNSON, Plaintiff, v. Ralph KEMP, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center, Defendant.

United States District Court, S.D. Georgia, Savannah Division.

April 23, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alice C. Stewart, Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiff.

Susan V. Boleyn, Asst. Atty. Gen., Atlanta, Ga., for defendant.

ORDER

ALAIMO, Chief Judge.

Petitioner Johnnie L. Johnson was sentenced to death by the State of Georgia on July 17, 1975, for the murder of Susan Edenfield. After he had exhausted all avenues of appeal in the state courts, Johnson was scheduled to be executed in Georgia's electric chair on July 1, 1983. By Order of this Court issued June 29, 1983, Johnson's execution was stayed pending review of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

In his petition...

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