Supreme Court of Georgia October 2, 1992, S92A1099 (Wallace v. Higgs)

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United States · · · 02-10-1992

Hunt, Justice.

The warden appeals the habeas court’s grant of Higgs’ petition for the writ of habeas corpus. The habeas court, citing

Powell v. State,

187 Ga. App. 878 (4) (372 SE2d 234) (1988), held the trial

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court’s charge on intent was unconstitutionally burden-shifting because it required a mandatory inference of intent. See

Sandstrom v. Montana,

442 U. S.

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