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BUTTS v. WAINWRIGHT

No. 77-3231 Summary Calendar.

575 F.2d 576 (1978)

William Lee BUTTS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Secretary, Department of Offender Rehabilitation, State of Florida, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 23, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel R. Neel, III, Tampa, Fla. (court appointed), for petitioner-appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, Fla., Robert J. Landry, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, Fla., for respondent-appellee.

Before GOLDBERG, AINSWORTH and HILL, Circuit Judges.

AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner William Lee Butts appeals from the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition. Butts was convicted of armed robbery by a Florida state court in 1970, and remains in custody. The district court granted petitioner an evidentiary hearing regarding the asserted denial of effective assistance of counsel, and determined that defense counsel had rendered reasonably effective assistance. In addition, Butts...

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