MORRIS v. WAINWRIGHT

No. 26596.

404 F.2d 74 (1968)

Willie D. MORRIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Director, Division of Corrections, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

December 2, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Willie D. Morris, pro se.

Earl Faircloth, Atty. Gen., Wallace E. Allbritton, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, Fla., for defendant-appellee.

Before THORNBERRY and DYER, Circuit Judges, and KEADY, District Judge.


PER CURIAM:

This appeal is from a district court order denying the petition of a Florida convict for a writ of habeas corpus. Appellant, represented by a public defender, was convicted on his plea of guilty to a charge of manslaughter. On February 25, 1966, he was sentenced to a term of six months to twenty years. His direct appeal was quashed on motion of the State; the Florida Supreme Court dismissed his petition for certiorari.

Appellant then filed his...

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