Bassett v. Smith
Bassett v. Smith
Opinion of the Court
Jimmy K. Bassett filed an application for the writ of habeas corpus against S. Lamont Smith, Warden of the Georgia State Prison. The application alleges that the instructions on alibi given by the trial court to the jury placed an illegal burden on him, were misleading and confusing to the jury, and denied him due process of law as guaranteed by the
This case is controlled by the rulings of this court in Shoemake v. Whitlock, 226 Ga. 771 (177 SE2d 677); Young v. State, 225 Ga. 255, 256 (167 SE2d 586); Chaffin v. State, 225 Ga. 602 (170 SE2d 426); Smith v. Smith, 226 Ga. 748 (177 SE2d 230); Thornton v. State, 226 Ga. 837 (3) (178 SE2d 193); Smith v. Hightower, 227 Ga. 144 (179 SE2d 242); Stynchcombe v. Clements, 227 Ga. 244 (179 SE2d 917); Hart v. Smith, 227 Ga. 357 (180 SE2d 735).
Judgment affirmed.
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