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BERRY v. COWAN

No. 73-2246.

497 F.2d 1274 (1974)

James H. BERRY, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Henry E. COWAN, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided June 12, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stuart L. Lyon, Louisville, Ky., on brief, for petitioner-appellant.

Guy C. Shearer, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent-appellee; Ed W. Hancock, Atty. Gen., Frankfort, Ky., on brief.

Before CELEBREZZE, McCREE and ENGEL, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Petitioner James H. Berry was sentenced to 20 years in prison and fined $20,000 upon his conviction by a jury in the Circuit Court for Jefferson County, Kentucky, on a charge of sale of heroin. Berry appeals the denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus which alleged that he was deprived of his right to the effective assistance of counsel under the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution.

Upon his conviction, a...

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