ARMSTRONG v. COLLIER

No. 75-3147.

536 F.2d 72 (1976)

James M. ARMSTRONG, Petitioner-Appellant, v. J. A. COLLIER et al., Superintendent of Mississippi State Penitentiary, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 29, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Orma R. Smith, Jr. (Court-Appointed), Wendell J. Trapp Jr., Corinth, Miss., for petitioner-appellant.

Timmie Hancock, Asst. Atty. Gen., A. F. Summer, Atty. Gen., Jackson, Miss., for respondents-appellees.

Before GEWIN, COLEMAN and GOLDBERG, Circuit Judges.


GEWIN, Circuit Judge:

Appellant James M. Armstrong appeals from the denial of his petition for habeas corpus relief, under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, attacking a Mississippi conviction for manslaughter. We affirm.

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