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MOSLEY v. SMITH

No. 72-1601.

470 F.2d 1320 (1973)

Russell MOSLEY, Petitioner-Appellant, v. S. Lamont SMITH, Warden, Georgia State Prison, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 11, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas F. Walsh, Savannah, Ga. (Court appointed), for petitioner-appellant.

Arthur K. Bolton, Atty. Gen., David L. G. King, Asst. Atty. Gen., Atlanta, Ga., for respondent-appellee.

Before TUTTLE, BELL and AINSWORTH, Circuit Judges.

BELL, Circuit Judge:

Appellant, a prisoner of the State of Georgia, is serving a life sentence for murder by castration. The proof of guilt was more than ample. The victim was a former co-inmate of appellant in the state penitentiary where both were serving time for a crime committed jointly. They had been released on parole. The trial was in 1962, when the death penalty obtained. Court appointed counsel representing appellant was pleased and had good cause to be...

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