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BROOKS v. WAINWRIGHT

No. 21817.

345 F.2d 641 (1965)

Adolphus BROOKS, Appellant, v. L. L. WAINWRIGHT, Director, Division of Corrections, State of Florida, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

May 12, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Irwin J. Block, Miami, Fla., for appellant.

George R. Georgieff, Reeves Bowen, Asst. Attys. Gen., Earl Faircloth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, Fla., for appellee.

Before TUTTLE, Chief Judge, and PHILLIPS, and WISDOM, Circuit Judges.

WISDOM, Circuit Judge.

August 29, 1961, in the Circuit Court of Duval County, Florida, the appellant, Adolphus Brooks, was sentenced to death for the rape of a three year old Negro child. On direct appeal, the Supreme Court of Florida affirmed the conviction October 24, 1962, and denied a rehearing December 14, 1962. Brooks v. State, Fla. 1962, 146 So.2d 895. June 20, 1963, the Supreme...

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