BENNETT v. STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

Nos. 75-2213 and 75-2214. Summary Calendar.

523 F.2d 802 (1975)

Isiah BENNETT, Petitioner-Appellant, v. STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 17, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark H. Shenfield, American Civil Liberties Union, Jackson, Miss., for petitioner-appellant.

Timmie Hancock, Asst. Atty. Gen., A. F. Summer, Atty. Gen., Jackson, Miss., for respondent-appellee.

Before BROWN, Chief Judge, and GODBOLD and GEE, Circuit Judges.


GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner, Isiah Bennett, was sentenced in Mississippi State Court to life imprisonment for murder. He is 41 years old and of limited education — third or fourth grade. He was represented at trial by retained counsel. The representation terminated after trial, and counsel did not file an appeal.

Bennett's petition for writ of error coram nobis was denied by the trial court, and the denial affirmed by the Mississippi Supreme...

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