JACKSON v. WAINWRIGHT

No. 71-2238 Summary Calendar.

450 F.2d 289 (1971)

Herman JACKSON, Jr., Petitioner-Appellant, v. Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Director, Division of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 26, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herman Jackson, Jr., pro se.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen. of Fla., Tallahassee, Fla., Charles W. Musgrove, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, Fla., for respondent-appellee.

Before JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge, and INGRAHAM and RONEY, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

This appeal is taken from an order of the district court denying the petition of a Florida state prisoner for the writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.

Appellant, represented by court-appointed counsel was tried by a jury, convicted of rape, and was sentenced to life imprisonment. His direct appeal was dismissed for failure to file timely notice of appeal. In his habeas petition filed in the court below appellant alleged that (1) his direct appeal...

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