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BOYD v. ESTELLE

No. 81-1140 Summary Calendar.

661 F.2d 388 (1981)

James Louis BOYD, Petitioner-Appellant, v. W. J. ESTELLE, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 13, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Louis Boyd, pro se.

Charles A. Palmer, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for respondent-appellee.

Before AINSWORTH, REAVLEY and RANDALL, Circuit Judges.

AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:

James Louis Boyd appeals from the district court's dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, Boyd asserts that he was denied the right to effective assistance of counsel because his trial attorney failed to call an alibi witness who would have supported his alibi defense.1 We agree with the district court that Boyd is not entitled to relief.

On October 2, 1975, Boyd and four accomplices...

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