Case Name: Edward JOHNSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Leroy STYNCHCOMBE, Sheriff of Fulton County, Respondent-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1972-11-24
Citations: 468 F.2d 623
Docket Number: No. 71-3241
Parties: Edward JOHNSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Leroy STYNCHCOMBE, Sheriff of Fulton County, Respondent-Appellee.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 468
Pages: 623–624

Head Matter:
Edward JOHNSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Leroy STYNCHCOMBE, Sheriff of Fulton County, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 71-3241
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Nov. 24, 1972.
Glenn Zell, Atlanta, Ga. (Court-appointed), for petitioner-appellant.
Lewis R. Slaton, Dist. Atty., Carter Goode, Joel M. Feldman, Atlanta, Ga., for respondent-appellee.
Before WISDOM, GODBOLD and RONEY, Circuit Judges.
Rule 18, 5th Cir.; see Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Co. of New York et al., 5th Cir. 1970, 431 F.2d 409, Part I.

Opinion:
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 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