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ADAMS v. MURPHY

No. 78-2406.

653 F.2d 224 (1981)

Don A. ADAMS, Petitioner, v. Ernest P. MURPHY, Sheriff of Osceola County, and Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, Department of Offender Rehabilitation, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 14, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrea T. Mohel, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept. of Legal Affairs, West Palm Beach, Fla., for respondents.

Joseph F. McDermott, St. Petersburg, Fla., for petitioner.

Before THORNBERRY, GOLDBERG and GEE, Circuit Judges.

GEE, Circuit Judge:

Like the Wonderful Tar Baby, this habeas case possesses amazing adhesive qualities; no sooner is one set of issues settled than another arises. Its facts and lengthy procedural history are set out in our earlier certification opinion, reported at 598 F.2d 982 (5th Cir. 1979). We need repeat only a little of this here.

Petitioner Adams was charged with testifying falsely to a Florida grand jury. At the close...

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