Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit November 24, 1972, 71-3241 (Edward Johnson v. Leroy Stynchcombe, Sheriff of Fulton County)

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United States · · · 24-11-1972

PER CURIAM:

Johnson 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

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verse 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).

Reversed and remanded

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