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WASHINGTON v. STRICKLAND

No. 81-5379.

673 F.2d 879 (1982)

David Leroy WASHINGTON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Charles E. STRICKLAND, Superintendent, Florida State Prison, and Jim Smith, Attorney General of the State of Florida, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit B

Rehearing ordered May 14, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard E. Shapiro, New Orleans, La., for petitioner-appellant.

Calvin Fox, Asst. Atty. Gen., Miami, Fla., for respondents-appellees.

Before RONEY, VANCE and RANDALL, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing en banc ordered May 14, 1982. See 679 F.2d 23.

RANDALL, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal from the denial of a writ of habeas corpus, we are required to apply to a habeas petition claiming ineffective assistance of counsel at the sentencing phase of a prosecution for a capital crime the method of analysis and standards which have been developed in this circuit for habeas petitions based upon claims of ineffective assistance...

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