PUBLIC DEFENDER STANDARDS COUNCIL v. STATE

No. S09A0379.

675 S.E.2d 25 (2009)

GEORGIA PUBLIC DEFENDER STANDARDS COUNCIL v. The STATE et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

March 9, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Turner, Bachman & Garrett, Judson H. Turner, Gilbert, Harrell, Sumerford & Martin, Mark D. Johnson, Taylor H. Haley, Brunswick, for appellant.

Daniel J. Craig, District Attorney, Tucker, Everitt, Long, Brewton & Lanier, John B. Long, Augusta, for appellees.

Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, Emmet J. Bondurant, Atlanta, Michael A. Caplan, for amici curiae.


CARLEY, Justice.

Willie Palmer was convicted of two counts of malice murder and other offenses and was sentenced to death. This Court affirmed the judgments in Palmer v. State, 271 Ga. 234, 517 S.E.2d 502 (1999). On petition for writ of habeas corpus, Palmer's convictions were vacated, and we affirmed, ordering a new trial. Schofield v. Palmer, 279 Ga. 848

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