- Collection:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs
- Title:
- Last-minute appeal letter written by Jack Potts, asking for a stay of execution, and for asking lawyers Millard Farmer, Andrea I. Young, and Joseph M. Nursey for their continued support, Atlanta, Georgia, June 4, 1980.
- Creator:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Contributor to Resource:
- Potts, Jack Howard, 1945-2005
Skinner, Bud (Photographer) - Date of Original:
- 1980-06-04
- Subject:
- Capital punishment
- People:
- Potts, Jack Howard, 1945-2005
Farmer, Millard
Young, Andrea I.
Nursey, Joseph M. - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, 33.79025, -84.46702
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798 - Medium:
- black-and-white negatives
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- Inscribed on negative envelope: "Millard Farmer," date-stamped: "JUN 4 1980," photographer identified as Bud Skinner. These pictures were taken shortly after Jack Potts signed an authorization for Millard Farmer, Andrea I. Young, and Joe Nursey to act in his legal defense. They organized a federal habeas corpus action attacking the constitutionality of his state court convictions, persuading the court to grant him a stay of execution—the very ruling that was denied an hour earlier in court, that would have otherwise led to his scheduled execution the next day. Jack Potts died 15 years later of liver cancer in Augusta State Medical Prison in east Georgia. The text of the appeal letter: "I Jack H. Potts wish to appeal my sentence of death in Cobb County, Marietta, Ga., and in Forsyth County, Cumming, Ga. I wish and ask Millard Farmer, Andrea Young, Joe Nursey and any attorneys that they may choose to help, to help me in these appeals. Jack H. Potts 6/4/80. John Wm. Potts, Sr. Witnessed Diane Hughes Nicholson 6/4/80 7:08 p.m."
- Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ajc/id/2870
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/iiif/2/ajc:2870/manifest.json
- Additional Rights Information:
- This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: AJCNS1980-06-04-02h, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographic Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographic Archive
- Holding Institution:
- Georgia State University. Special Collections
- Rights:
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