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POOLE v. STATE OF GEORGIA

No. 76-3821 Summary Calendar.

551 F.2d 683 (1977)

Albert A. POOLE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. STATE OF GEORGIA, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 2, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert A. Poole, pro se.

Arthur K. Bolton, Atty. Gen. of Ga., John W. Dunsmore, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Robert S. Stubbs, II, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen., Richard L. Chambers, Deputy Atty. Gen., John C. Walden, Senior Asst. Atty. Gen., Atlanta, Ga., for respondent-appellee.

Before THORNBERRY, RONEY and HILL, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

After a jury trial, which resulted in a verdict of guilty, appellant, Albert A. Poole, was sentenced on June 22, 1973 to fifteen years in prison by the Superior Court of Lowndes County, Georgia, for the offense of burglary.

After sufficiently exhausting his remedies in the state courts of Georgia, Poole filed this habeas corpus petition in federal court, asserting that the trial court's alibi charge violated due process by placing the burden of...

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