COLLIER v. WINGO

No. 72-1960.

477 F.2d 972 (1973)

Clyde COLLIER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. John W. WINGO, Warden, Kentucky State Penitentiary, Eddyville, Kentucky, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided May 15, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kurt Meier (Court Appointed), Newport, Ky., on brief for appellant.

Jackson D. Guerrant, Frankfort, Ky., for appellee; Ed W. Hancock, Atty. Gen., on brief.

Before CELEBREZZE, PECK and KENT, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

The appellant was convicted in a Kentucky state court of armed robbery and is presently serving a life sentence. He contends that in spite of his requests his court-appointed attorney failed to perfect a direct appeal from his conviction.

The question of whether the appellant was denied the effective assistance of counsel was first presented to the Boone Circuit Court of Kentucky upon a motion to vacate and set aside the judgment of conviction...

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