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WEIR v. WILSON

No. 83-5592.

744 F.2d 532 (1984)

Eric WEIR, Petitioner-Appellant, v. George WILSON, Dept. of Corrections; Steven L. Beshear, Attorney General, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided September 26, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donna Boyce Proctor (argued), Asst. Public Advocate, Frankfort, Ky., for petitioner-appellant.

Steven L. Beshear, Atty. Gen. of Ky., James L. Dickinson, David A. Smith (argued), Asst. Attys. Gen., Frankfort, Ky., for respondents-appellees.

Before ENGEL and KEITH, Circuit Judges; WEICK, Senior Circuit Judge.

PER CURIAM.

Eric Weir appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.1 Following a jury trial in Kentucky circuit court, Weir was convicted of first degree manslaughter and sentenced to twenty years imprisonment. When Weir took the stand at trial, the prosecutor impeached Weir by referring to his silence during the brief period between his...

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