Carl Isaacs papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: Carl Isaacs papers
Creator: Isaacs, Carl, 1953-
Inclusive Dates: 1973-2002
Language(s): English
Extent: 1.5 Linear Feet 2 boxes and oversize folder
Collection Number: ms3187
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Carl Isaacs, Jr., his half brother Wayne Carl Coleman and George Elder Dungee were convicted and sentenced to die in 1974 by a Seminole County jury for the murders of farm patriarch Ned Alday, Ned's brother Aubrey, his sons Jerry, Chester and Jimmy Alday, and Jerry's wife, Mary. They were killed on May 14, 1973, in a bungled burglary. The suspects, who were escapees from a Maryland prison camp, were arrested in West Virginia less than a week later. He was executed by lethal injection on May 6, 2003.

Donald E. Wilkes, Jr. (1944-2019) was a professor at the University of Georgia School of Law. Professor Wilkes was a nationally recognized authority in the fields of criminal procedure, capital punishment, and postconviction remedies, as well as one of the leading authorities in the world on the writ of habeas corpus.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of correspondence, court documents, and clippings related to Dr. Wilkes' appellate work for Carl Isaacs and George Dungee in the Alday family murder case. The correspondence is primarily between Carl Isaacs, Donald E. Wilkes, Jr., and Christopher Hamilton. Court documents include petitions, habeas corpus applications, subpoenas, and motions. Press materials document the proceedings from the pretrial period until after conviction. A poster about the Alday family murders from a special series in the Atlanta Journal and two t-shirts with pro-electric chair messages are also included.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Carl Isaacs papers, ms3187, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Related Collections in this Repository

Related materials in this repository: Wayne Felker-Jan Burden papers, ms3186; ms3193 Tracy Lee Housel papers, ms3193; Terry Mincey papers, ms3106; Byron Ashley Parker papers, ms3189; Carole Butcher papers, ms3266.

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

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Defense correspondence , 1977-1985

 

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Defense correspondence, 1986-1987

 

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Defense correspondence and clippings, 1988-2002

 

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Correspondence with courts, 1979-1982

 

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Alday Murder Case: classroom discussion materials

 

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Court documents regarding appeal, 1979-1980

 

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Court documents regarding appeal, 1979-1980

 

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Subpoenas, 1979-1980

 

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Payment of discovery costs, 1980

 

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Habeas corpus applications, 1979

 

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Order on motion for inspection of the minutes of the grand jury

 

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Motion for a bill of particulars and a copy of the indictment prior to trial

 

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Carl Isaacs vs. State petition for writ of certiorari in forma pauperis

 

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Motion for hearing, memorandum of law, and motion for a new presentence hearing, 1977 January 7

 

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Motion to compel disclosure of all evidence favorable to the defendent, 1973

 

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State vs. Carl Isaacs (Crim.) other pleadings, 1973-1975

 

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George Dungee, 1976-1977

 

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Pretrial press, 1973

 

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Press, 1973-1980

 

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Post-conviction press, 1980

 

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Jack House and Tim McCorquodale case, 1979-1981

 

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Wayne Coleman petition for habeas corpus

 

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Incomplete sections from other cases

 

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Notes and research

 

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T-shirts with images of electric chair, "Busbee -- Fry Issacs" and " In Waiting" , 1975

 

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Poster, "Alday Family Murders, Special Series"