LLEWELLYN v. STYNCHCOMBE

No. 79-1655.

609 F.2d 194 (1980)

Robert E. LLEWELLYN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Leroy STYNCHCOMBE, Sheriff, and State of Georgia, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied February 14, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank J. Petrella, Atlanta, Ga., for petitioner-appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Atty., H. Allen Moye, Asst. Dist. Atty., Atlanta, Ga., for respondents-appellees.

Before TUTTLE, VANCE and KRAVITCH, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied February 14, 1980.

VANCE, Circuit Judge:

Robert E. Llewellyn was convicted by a state court jury of murder in three counts. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed the conviction and life sentence, and the federal district court denied habeas corpus. We affirm.

The indictment charged that Llewellyn hired an accomplice, Robert Larry Schneider, first to burn out and later to...

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