TUTTLE, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Willie Porter is an indigent Negro confined in Florida State Prison under sentence of death for the crime of murder. His alleged victim was his mother-in-law. This is an appeal in forma pauperis from the district court's denial without a hearing of appellant's petition for writ of habeas corpus.
The appellant, through appointed counsel, prior to his state court trial, filed a motion to quash the venire from which the Grand...
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