WILLIAMS v. WAINWRIGHT

No. 75-4425 Summary Calendar.

528 F.2d 1364 (1976)

Money WILLIAMS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Louie WAINWRIGHT, Director, Division of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 22, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Money Williams, pro se.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Miami, Fla., Paul H. Zacks, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, Fla., for respondent-appellee.

Before BROWN, Chief Judge, GEWIN and MORGAN, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

In this habeas corpus action appellant contended in the district court that his state bank robbery conviction should be set aside because of improper prosecutorial comment on appellant's failure to testify at trial and his refusal to make a statement to police. The district court dismissed the petition. This dismissal was appropriate; the prosecutor did not comment on appellant's failure to testify or to make a statement, but on a statement appellant did...

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