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SWYERS v. WAINWRIGHT

No. 70-706.

256 So.2d 236 (1972)

Robert P. SWYERS, Petitioner, v. Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Director, Division of Corrections, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

January 6, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter N. Colbath, Jr., Public Defender, Charles W. Musgrove and Jeffrey H. Barker, Asst. Public Defenders, West Palm Beach, for petitioner.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Andrew I. Friedrich, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for respondent.

PER CURIAM.

By petition for writ of habeas corpus Robert P. Swyers sought and obtained appellate review of his 1953 conviction of second degree murder because his direct appeal was found to have been frustrated by state action. Having considered oral argument of counsel, together with the briefs and record on appeal, we conclude that petitioner has failed to demonstrate reversible error. The judgment and sentence is affirmed and the writ of habeas corpus discharged...

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