JONES v. KEMP

No. 80-9025.

678 F.2d 929 (1982)

Larry JONES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Ralph KEMP, Warden, Chatham County Correctional Institution, Garden City, Georgia, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

June 14, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry D. Thompson, Atlanta, Ga., for petitioner-appellant.

Susan V. Boleyn, Asst. Atty. Gen., Atlanta, Ga., for respondent-appellee.

Before GODBOLD, Chief Judge, TJOFLAT and VANCE, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Larry Jones is serving an eight-year sentence imposed by the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia, following his conviction by a jury of theft by receiving stolen property. He appeals the district court's denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.

Jones' principal contention is that mistakes and omissions by his trial attorney deprived him of his constitutional right to the effective assistance of counsel. He relies chiefly...

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