DICKERSON v. GUSTE

No. 90-3852 Summary Calendar.

932 F.2d 1142 (1991)

Johnny DICKERSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. William J. GUSTE, Jr., Louisiana State Attorney General, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 11, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Johnny Dickerson, pro se.

Clara E. Toombs, Duncan S. Kemp, III, Amite, La., for defendants-appellees.

Before KING, GARWOOD, and DUHÉ, Circuit Judges.


DUHÉ, Circuit Judge.

Johnny Dickerson, a prisoner convicted of several felonies in Louisiana state court, sought habeas corpus relief in federal court. He alleged that the state denied his right to a speedy trial and that the state trial court erred in denying his motion for new trial and his pretrial motion for an investigator. The federal district court denied relief. We affirm.

This case reflects the remarkable saga of Dickerson's labyrinthian journey...

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