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MASON v. ASKEW

No. 73-1791 Summary Calendar.

484 F.2d 642 (1973)

Woodrow MASON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Ruben ASKEW, Governor of the State of Florida, et al, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 10, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Woodrow Mason, pro se.

Robert Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, Fla., Nelson Bailey, Stephen R. Koons, Asst. Attys. Gen., West Palm Beach, Fla., for respondents-appellees.

Before THORNBERRY, GOLDBERG and RONEY, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

This is an appeal from the order of the district court for the Southern District of Florida dismissing appellant's complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and denying a writ of habeas corpus. We grant a certificate of probable cause to appeal the denial of habeas corpus1; and finding no error in the action of the court below, we affirm.

Appellant, Woodrow Mason, was convicted of murder in Florida in 1955 and sentenced...

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