WASHINGTON v. SMITH

No. 27263 Summary Calendar.

417 F.2d 301 (1969)

Freddie Lee WASHINGTON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. S. Lamont SMITH, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied October 28, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Ruffin, Jr., Augusta, Ga., for appellant.

Arthur K. Bolton, Atty. Gen. of Georgia, Mathew Robins, Atlanta, Ga., Dept. of Law, for appellee.

Before GEWIN, GOLDBERG and DYER, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Appellant, Washington, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia alleging that he was denied his Sixth Amendment right to counsel in the proceedings in state court which resulted in his present confinement. After an evidentiary hearing the district court denied appellant's petition. We affirm.1

On February 17, 1961 appellant entered pleas of...

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