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DOWNS v. WAINWRIGHT

No. 66116.

476 So.2d 654 (1985)

Ernest Charles DOWNS, Petitioner, v. Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Secretary, Department of Corrections, State of Florida, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied November 4, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maurice N. Nessen of Kramer, Levin, Nessen, Kamin & Frankel, New York City, for petitioner.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Raymond L. Marky, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for respondent.

ALDERMAN, Justice.

Alleging that he was denied effective assistance of appellate counsel and that the appellate review was based on an improper record, Ernest Charles Downs petitions for writ of habeas corpus. We find no merit to his contentions and deny his petition for writ of habeas corpus.

Ernest Downs was convicted of the first-degree murder of Forrest Harris, Jr., and of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and was sentenced to death after a jury...

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