The Georgia Supreme Court will hear the death penalty case today of a man condemned for murder in 1995. Frederick Whatley’s lawyers appeal a Superior Court decision that denied his petition for habeas corpus. That would have allowed Whatley to challenge his conviction for the murder of a
Whatley challenged his conviction 10 years ago in the same court to no avail. The US Supreme Court refused to hear his case in 1999.
Monday, June 23, 2008
Death penalty conviction challenged
