BRYSON v. STATE OF ALABAMA

No. 79-3492.

634 F.2d 862 (1981)

Jesse William BRYSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE OF ALABAMA, Circuit Court of Cherokee County, Centre, Alabama, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit B

January 20, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack W. Smith, Dothan, Ala., for plaintiff-appellant.

Robert F. Tweedy, Jane Lecroy Brannon, H. Ward McMillan, Jr., Asst. Attys. Gen., Montgomery, Ala., for defendant-appellee.

Before MORGAN, KRAVITCH and FRANK M. JOHNSON, Jr., Circuit Judges.


FRANK M. JOHNSON, Jr., Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from the district court's denial of a motion filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 for habeas corpus relief from a conviction and sentence imposed upon Jesse William Bryson by the Alabama state courts.

In February, 1972, a Gaylesville, Alabama, general store was allegedly robbed at gunpoint of approximately $400. In November, 1974, an Alabama jury convicted Bryson of participating in the crime and sentenced...

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