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MATTHEWS v. STATE OF FLORIDA

No. 27879.

422 F.2d 1046 (1970)

Thomas Lee MATTHEWS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Metropolitan Dade County, E. Wilson Purdy, as Sheriff of Dade County, Florida, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 26, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry A. Edgar, Jr., Miami, Fla., for petitioner-appellant.

Richard E. Gerstein, Roy S. Wood, Charles D. Edelstein, Miami, Fla., for respondents-appellees.

Before WISDOM, GEWIN and AINSWORTH, Circuit Judges.

GEWIN, Circuit Judge:

Thomas Lee Matthews appeals from the denial of his petition for the writ of habeas corpus by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Matthews pleaded guilty in the Metropolitan Court of Dade County, Florida to charges of violating certain traffic ordinances. He was not advised that he had the right to the assistance of counsel or made aware of the fact that counsel would be appointed for him in the event of his...

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