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MARTIN v. WAINWRIGHT

No. 84-5695.

770 F.2d 918 (1985)

Nollie Lee MARTIN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

August 26, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, Craig S. Barnard, Michael Mello, Asst. Public Defenders, West Palm Beach, Fla., for petitioner-appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Joan Fowler Rossin, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept. of Legal Affairs, Office of Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, Fla., for respondent-appellee.

Before GODBOLD, Chief Judge, KRAVITCH and HATCHETT, Circuit Judges.

KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Nollie Lee Martin was convicted in Palm Beach County, Florida, of first-degree murder, kidnapping, armed robbery, and forcible sexual battery, and was sentenced to death. After exhausting his state remedies, Martin filed in federal district court a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court denied the petition, and Martin now appeals, arguing that: (1) his July 4, 1977 confession was...

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