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McDONALD v. SHERIFF OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA

No. 28613 Summary Calendar.

422 F.2d 839 (1970)

James E. McDONALD, Petitioner-Appellant, v. The SHERIFF OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 19, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cody Fowler, Tampa, Fla., Carol Crosswell Smith, Palm Beach, Fla., Fowler, White, Collins, Gillen, Humkey & Trenam, Tampa, Fla., for appellant.

Earl Faircloth, Atty. Gen. of Florida, Tallahassee, Fla., Charles W. Musgrove, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, Fla., for appellee.

Before BELL, AINSWORTH and GODBOLD, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

The District Court denied James E. McDonald's petition for habeas corpus (filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2254) without an evidentiary hearing. We affirm.1

Petitioner was sentenced on July 18, 1969 to serve one year in prison after having been found guilty by a jury in a Florida State Court of conspiracy to obstruct justice. He complains of error by the State Trial Court in failing...

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