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From Oglethorpe to the Overthrow of the Confederacy: Habeas Corpus in Georgia, 1733-1865Donald E., Jr. WilkesUniversity of Georgia Law School 2011 Georgia Law Review, Vol. 45, pp. 1015-1072, 2011 UGA Legal Studies Research Paper No. 12-01 Abstract: This Article will provide, for the first time, a comprehensive account of the writ of habeas corpus in Georgia not primarily focused on use of the writ as a postconviction remedy. The Article covers the 132-year period stretching from 1733, when the Georgia colony was established, to 1865, when the Confederate States of America was finally defeated and the American Civil War came to a close.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 59 Keywords: Habeas Corpus, Georgia, Legal History, Constitutional Law, Colonial Period, Civil War JEL Classification: K19 Accepted Paper SeriesDate posted: January 24, 2012 ; Last revised: March 14, 2012Suggested CitationContact Information
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