BUTLER v. WAINWRIGHT

No. 79-2503 Summary Calendar.

610 F.2d 334 (1980)

Robert Joseph BUTLER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, etc., Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 24, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Joseph Butler, pro se.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, Fla., for respondent-appellee.

Before GOLDBERG, RUBIN and POLITZ, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant Robert Joseph Butler filed in the district court a pro se petition for habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, attacking his conviction in the Florida state courts for robbery and possession of firearms by a convicted felon. The court below dismissed appellant's motion without a hearing. We affirm.

As the sole basis for his petition for habeas relief, appellant alleges that his privately retained counsel was ineffective...

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