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FARMER v. STRICKLAND

No. 79-3908.

652 F.2d 427 (1981)

Millard C. FARMER, Jr., Petitioner, v. Noah J. STRICKLAND, Sheriff of Pierce County, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit B.

August 3, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. Kendall, Washington, D. C., John Charles Boger, New York City, John R. Myer, Atlanta, Ga., Randall M. Clark, Brunswick, Ga., for petitioner.

Dewey Hayes, Dist. Atty., Waycross Judicial Circuit, Douglas, Ga., Tony H. Hight, Pros. Atty. Council of Ga., Decatur, Ga., for respondent.

Before MORGAN, ANDERSON, and THOMAS A. CLARK, Circuit Judges.

THOMAS A. CLARK, Circuit Judge:

The Superior Court of Pierce County, Georgia, twice summarily found attorney Millard C. Farmer, Jr., in criminal contempt of court for contumacious conduct during his representation of a criminal defendant who was being resentenced by the court on a conviction for murder and armed robbery. Having unsuccessfully sought relief in the state courts of Georgia, petitioner Farmer filed his 28 U.S...

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