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FULFORD v. BLACKBURN

No. 76-4296.

593 F.2d 17 (1979)

John Cornelius FULFORD, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Frank BLACKBURN, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 16, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Cornelius Fulford, pro se.

James O. Brecher, Jacksonville, Fla., for petitioner-appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, Fla., Davis G. Anderson, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., C. Marie King, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, Fla., for respondent-appellee.

Before WISDOM, TJOFLAT and VANCE, Circuit Judges.

TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:

John Cornelius Fulford, currently imprisoned by the state of Louisiana, appeals from the district court's denial of his habeas corpus petition, 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1976),1 in which he seeks to set aside a Florida conviction. Fulford contends that the Florida conviction, for the offense of escape, is constitutionally invalid because he was denied the effective assistance of counsel guaranteed him by the sixth...

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