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WILSON v. GOODING

No. 28274.

431 F.2d 855 (1970)

Johnny C. WILSON, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Millard GOODING, Warden, Richmond County Public Works Camp, Richmond County, Georgia, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 19, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur K. Bolton, Atty. Gen., Harold N. Hill, Jr., Executive Asst. Atty. Gen., Marion O. Gordon, Asst. Atty. Gen., Courtney Wilder Stanton, Asst. Atty. Gen., Franklin H. Pierce, Augusta, Ga., for appellant.

Howard Moore, Jr., Peter Rindskopf, Charles Morgan, Jr., Atlanta, Ga., Reber F. Boult, Jr., James K. Baker, Birmingham, Ala., Melvin L. Wulf, Eleanor Holmes Norton, New York City, for appellee.

Before SIMPSON, MORGAN, and INGRAHAM, Circuit Judges.

INGRAHAM, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner-Appellee Wilson was indicted and convicted in Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia, on two counts of assault and battery, and two counts of using opprobrious and abusive language,1 the latter in violation of Georgia Code § 26-6303.2 Appellee filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the federal district court, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Among other...

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