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GAINES v. HOPPER

No. 77-2284.

575 F.2d 1147 (1978)

Robert Allen GAINES, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Joe S. HOPPER, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 30, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur K. Bolton, Atty. Gen., Robert S. Stubbs, II, Exec. Asst. Atty. Gen., Richard L. Chambers, First Asst. Atty. Gen., John C. Walden, Sr., G. Stephen Parker, Asst. Attys. Gen., Atlanta, Ga., for respondent-appellant.

Lawrence W. Roberts, Cordele, Ga., for petitioner-appellee.

Before GOLDBERG, GODBOLD and SIMPSON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Petitioner Robert Allen Gaines was convicted of murder in the Sumter County, Georgia, Superior Court on October 9, 1973 and sentenced to life imprisonment. After exhausting his state remedies, petitioner brought this habeas corpus petition in federal district court alleging, inter alia, that he was denied his constitutionally guaranteed right to effective assistance of counsel. Following an evidentiary hearing, the district court granted relief...

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