BREAUX v. HENDERSON

No. 71-1959.

447 F.2d 466 (1971)

Leonard C. BREAUX, Petitioner-Appellant, v. C. Murray HENDERSON, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 24, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard C. Breaux, pro se.

Frank T. Salter, Jr., Dist. Atty., 14th Judicial Dist., Lake Charles, La., respondent-appellee.

Before BELL, AINSWORTH and GODBOLD, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

The appellant, a Louisiana State prisoner, sought habeas corpus relief in the district court on the ground that he had been denied his right to a direct appeal from his state court conviction for aggravated battery. After conducting an evidentiary hearing on the merits, the district court denied his habeas petition. Finding no error in the ruling, we affirm the judgment below.1

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