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BOYKINS v. WAINWRIGHT

No. 82-3086.

737 F.2d 1539 (1984)

Oscar Brown BOYKINS, Jr., Petitioner-Appellant, v. Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied September 7, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Archibald J. Thomas, III, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Jacksonville, Fla., for petitioner-appellant.

Lawrence A. Kaden, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, Fla., for respondent-appellee.

Before KRAVITCH and JOHNSON, Circuit Judges, and LYNNE, District Judge.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied September 7, 1984.

JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:

The petitioner, Oscar Brown Boykins, was convicted of robbery in violation of Fla. Code Ann. § 812.13 and sentenced to life imprisonment. Boykins appeals from the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We find the petitioner's claim that he was denied effective assistance of counsel at his trial is without merit. Nevertheless, we reverse the district court's...

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