DICKINSON v. WAINWRIGHT

No. 80-5700.

626 F.2d 1184 (1980)

Enoch DICKINSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit B

September 11, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Enoch Dickinson, Jr., pro se.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Dept. of Legal Affairs, Tallahassee, Fla., for respondent-appellee.

Before RONEY, FRANK M. JOHNSON, Jr. and HENDERSON, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Enoch Dickinson, a Florida state prisoner, filed a petition for habeas corpus in the district court challenging his convictions for burglary as an habitual offender. 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254. Below Dickinson's signature on the petition appeared what purported to be the signature of the officer before whom the petition was sworn and subscribed. Rule 2(c), Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the United States District Courts, requires that the petition...

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