HOARD v. DUTTON

No. 23168.

360 F.2d 673 (1966)

J. D. HOARD, Appellant, v. A. L. DUTTON, Acting Warden, Georgia State Prison, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

May 13, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert Sidney Johnson, Atlanta, Ga., for appellant.

Arthur K. Bolton, Atty. Gen., Carter A. Setliff, Asst. Atty. Gen., Atlanta, Ga., for appellee.

Before TUTTLE, Chief Judge, THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge, and LYNNE, District Judge.


PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from denial of a writ of habeas corpus. Appellant, a Georgia state convict, is presently serving three, thirty-year concurrent sentences for three offenses of sodomy. Appellant asserts on appeal essentially the same contentions argued in the lower court: that he was denied effective assistance of counsel and that the sentences imposed constitute cruel and unusual punishment.

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