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BONDS v. WAINWRIGHT

No. 75-3914.

579 F.2d 317 (1978)

Jimmy Ray BONDS, Appellant-Petitioner, v. Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Secretary, Department of Offender Rehabilitation, Appellee-Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 30, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas A. Gribbin, Miami, Fla. (Court-appointed), for appellant-petitioner.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Miami, Fla., J. Robert Olian, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, Fla., Joel D. Rosenblatt, Asst. Atty. Gen., Miami, Fla., for appellee-respondent.

Before BROWN, Chief Judge, and TUTTLE, THORNBERRY, COLEMAN, GOLDBERG, AINSWORTH, GODBOLD, MORGAN, CLARK, RONEY, GEE, TJOFLAT, HILL, FAY, RUBIN and VANCE, Circuit Judges.

CHARLES CLARK, Circuit Judge:

This case calls upon us to determine by what standard we should judge whether an attorney appointed to defend an indigent defendant at trial has rendered adequate assistance of counsel with respect to advising the defendant concerning his right to appeal. Jimmy Ray Bonds, a prisoner of the State of Florida, appeals the district court's denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254. Bonds contends that...

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