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ALLEN v. STYNCHCOMBE

No. 28297.

421 F.2d 1399 (1970)

Ambry D. ALLEN, Jr., Petitioner-Appellant, v. Leroy STYNCHCOMBE, Sheriff, Fulton County, Georgia, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 9, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank B. Hester, Atlanta, Ga., for appellant.

Tony H. Hight, Asst. Dist. Atty., Atlanta Judicial Dist., Joel M. Feldman, Asst. Dist. Atty., William R. Childers, Jr., Atlanta, Ga., for appellee.

Before JONES, BELL, and GODBOLD, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

This appeal is from the denial of a petition for writ of habeas corpus without an evidentiary hearing. The contention is that a plea of guilty was induced by the promises of a deceased state prosecutor. Collateral relief has been twice sought, without success, in the state courts on the same ground. Allen v. Caldwell, 1968, 224 Ga. 47, 159 S.E.2d 289; Allen v. State, 1968,

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