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BYRD v. WAINWRIGHT

No. 82-3029 Non-Argument Calendar.

722 F.2d 716 (1984)

Rayfield BYRD, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, et al., Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

January 13, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rayfield Byrd, pro se.

David T. Weisbrod, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, Fla., for respondents.

Before FAY, VANCE and KRAVITCH, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

In this habeas proceeding, we consider whether an indigent prisoner has a constitutional right to a transcript in order to petition the state supreme court for discretionary direct review of his conviction.

In 1975, a Florida state jury convicted Rayfield Byrd of first-degree murder and robbery. Following sentencing,1 Byrd filed an appeal as of right with the Florida District Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. The court...

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