RICHARDSON v. LUCAS

No. 83-4619 Summary Calendar.

741 F.2d 753 (1984)

Thad RICHARDSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Eddie LUCAS, Warden, Mississippi State Penitentiary, et al., Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 14, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thad Richardson, Jr., pro se.

Larry M. Wilson, William S. Boyd, III, Asst. Attys. Gen., Jackson, Miss., for respondents-appellees.

Before WILLIAMS, JOLLY and HILL, Circuit Judges.


E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

After his conviction for burglary of a dwelling was affirmed by the Mississippi Supreme Court, Thad Richardson sought a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Following the district court's refusal to issue the writ, Richardson appealed. On appeal, Richardson argues that his fifth amendment right against self-incrimination was denied by the state trial court's refusal to instruct the jury, as he requested, that his...

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