GREENE v. WAINWRIGHT

No. 79-3066.

634 F.2d 272 (1981)

Donald Paul GREENE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Louis WAINWRIGHT and the Attorney General of the State of Florida, Jim Smith, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 15, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry L. Zisser, Walter L. Robison, Robert E. Cosby, Jacksonville, Fla., for petitioner-appellant.

Carolyn M. Snurkowski, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, Fla., for respondents-appellees.

Before VANCE, FRANK M. JOHNSON, Jr. and THOMAS A. CLARK, Circuit Judges.


VANCE, Circuit Judge:

Donald Paul Greene was convicted in state court in Duval County, Florida, of sale or delivery of a controlled substance. Having exhausted his state remedies, he applied in federal district court for a writ of habeas corpus, claiming violations of his sixth amendment right to confrontation. The case was referred to a magistrate, who recommended that the petition be granted. After the respondent filed objections, the district court reviewed the...

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