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HAMPTON v. WYRICK

No. 78-1319.

588 F.2d 632 (1978)

Leroy John HAMPTON, Appellant, v. Donald WYRICK, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided December 12, 1978.

Certiorari Denied February 21, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karl J. Keffler, St. Louis, Mo., for appellant.

John D. Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., and Robert L. Presson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, Mo., for appellee.

Before GIBSON, Chief Judge, and LAY and HEANEY, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Leroy John Hampton, a Missouri state prisoner, appeals from the district court's order denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal it is asserted that petitioner received a 50 year sentence by the state trial judge as the result of his exercise of his right to a trial by jury.1 We have studied the state court transcript and, although we find the 50 year sentence unusual, there exists only speculation that it...

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