BRAXTON v. WAINWRIGHT

No. 72-3518 Summary Calendar.

473 F.2d 1371 (1973)

John A. BRAXTON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Director, Florida Division of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 28, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Braxton, pro se.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Arnold Ginsberg, Asst. Atty. Gen., Miami, Fla., for respondent-appellee.

Before JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge, and DYER and SIMPSON, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Braxton's petition for habeas corpus relief from his Florida conviction and sentence was denied by the court below, and he appeals. The sole question raised, the claim of knowing use by state officials of perjured testimony at his trial, had been decided adversely to petitioner-appellant at a full evidentiary hearing by his trial court. The District Court of Appeals of Florida affirmed the trial court on appeal.

The federal habeas petition was...

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