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MONK v. BLACKBURN

No. 78-3380.

605 F.2d 837 (1979)

Danny MONK and Jimmy Jiles, Petitioners-Appellants, v. Frank BLACKBURN, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 31, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul M. Haygood (Court-Appointed), New Orleans, La., for petitioners-appellants.

Leon H. Whitten, Dist. Atty., Jonesboro, La., for respondent-appellee.

Before THORNBERRY, CLARK and KRAVITCH, Circuit Judges.

CHARLES CLARK, Circuit Judge:

Danny Monk and Jimmy Jiles were convicted by the State of Louisiana of armed robbery. After an unsuccessful appeal to the Louisiana Supreme Court, they petitioned the district court for a writ of habeas corpus, 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court rejected their request for habeas relief without a hearing. On this appeal Monk and Jiles contend that the district court erred on two grounds...

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