MEGGETT v. WAINWRIGHT

No. 80-5436 Summary Calendar.

642 F.2d 95 (1981)

Shephard Arnold MEGGETT, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Respondent-Appellee.

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

March 24, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shephard Arnold Meggett, pro se.

Paul Mendelson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Miami, Fla., for respondent-appellee.

Before RONEY, FRANK M. JOHNSON, Jr., and HENDERSON, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Shephard Arnold Meggett appeals the denial of habeas corpus relief from his Florida conviction for first degree murder.

The appellee raises the preliminary issue of whether the appeal is timely. Rule 4(a), Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, requires a notice of appeal to be filed with the clerk of the district court within thirty days of the judgment or order appealed from. Compliance with this requirement is a prerequisite for appellate jurisdiction...

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