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WILLIS v. CALDWELL

No. 71-3051.

463 F.2d 246 (1972)

James WILLIS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. E. B. CALDWELL, Warden, Georgia State Prison, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 26, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marshall R. Wood, Savannah, Ga. (Court Appointed), Falligant, Doremus & Karsman, Savannah, Ga., for petitioner-appellant.

Arthur K. Bolton, Atty. Gen. of Ga., W. Hensell Harris, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Harold N. Hill, Jr., Executive Asst. Atty. Gen., Courtney Wilder Stanton, Asst. Atty. Gen., Atlanta, Ga., for respondent-appellee.

Before WISDOM and INGRAHAM, Circuit Judges, and BOOTLE, District Judge.

PER CURIAM:

James Willis appeals from the dismissal by the district of his petition for habeas corpus relief. We vacate the district court's order of dismissal and remand the case for an evidentiary hearing on the allegations contained in Willis's petition. Townsend v. Sain, 1963, 372 U.S. 293, 83 S.Ct. 745, 9 L.Ed.2d 770; 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d).

Willis alleges (1) that he was denied effective assistance of counsel at his...

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