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WATKINS v. GREEN

No. 75-4423.

548 F.2d 1143 (1977)

Barbara WATKINS, Mary Ruby Thomas and Maggie D. Thomas, Petitioners-Appellants, v. S. L. GREEN and William Hollowell, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied April 4, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Ginger, Moore, Epps & Ginger, Jackson, Miss., for petitioners-appellants.

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

Before COLEMAN, GODBOLD and HILL, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied April 4, 1977.

COLEMAN, Circuit Judge:

This habeas corpus case was brought by three individuals, convicted of the felonious shoplifting of wearing apparel. Six years after the date of the alleged offense they are still at large on bail. Privately retained counsel, seasoned defense attorneys,1 waited until the day set for the trial of the first of the trio before launching a challenge to the...

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