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McCOY v. WAINWRIGHT

No. 85-6086. Non-Argument Calendar.

804 F.2d 1196 (1986)

Robert McCOY, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

November 3, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Neimand, Susan Odzer Hugentugler, Asst. Attys. Gen., Miami, Fla., for respondent-appellee.

Before TJOFLAT, HATCHETT and CLARK, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Appellant, Robert McCoy, appeals the denial of his pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus (28 U.S.C. § 2254) attacking his conviction on various counts entered upon his guilty plea.1 McCoy alleges that he was denied effective assistance of counsel because counsel failed to investigate a possible insanity defense. He further alleges that counsel's failure to investigate caused counsel not to request a competency hearing...

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