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UNITED STATES EX REL. WILLIAMS v. DUTTON

No. 28184 Summary Calendar.

431 F.2d 70 (1970)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel. Venson Eugene WILLIAMS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. A.L. DUTTON, Warden, Georgia State Prison, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 9, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hoke Smith, James W. Dorsey, Atlanta, Ga., M. M. Armistead, Decatur, Ga., Lynn A. Downey, Atlanta, Ga., for petitioner-appellant.

Reid Merritt, Dist. Atty., Lawrenceville, Ga., Alfred L. Evans, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Atlanta, Ga., Arthur K. Bolton, Atty. Gen., Harold N. Hill, Jr., Executive Asst. Atty. Gen., Marion O. Gordon, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent-appellee.

Before GEWIN, GOLDBERG and DYER, Circuit Judges.

GEWIN, Circuit Judge.

In this case the appellant contends that an in camera examination of the state's evidence is inadequate, under Alderman v. United States,1 to determine whether evidence favorable to him has been withheld. In the circumstances disclosed by the record we reject this contention and affirm.

Appellant Venson Eugene Williams was convicted of murder in connection with the slaying of three police officers in...

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