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JOYNER v. KING

No. 85-3161.

786 F.2d 1317 (1986)

Thomas Corry JOYNER, Jr., Petitioner-Appellant, v. John C. KING, Secretary of La. Dept. of Corrections, and Frank J. Blackburn, Warden, La. State Penitentiary, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 18, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Milton Dale Peacock, Paul Henry Kidd, Monore, La., for petitioner-appellant.

Houston Gascon, Plaquemine, La., for respondents-appellees.

Before GEE, ALVIN B. RUBIN and GARZA, Circuit Judges.

GARZA, Circuit Judge:

This appeal involves the dismissal of petitioner's writ of habeas corpus. The district court held that petitioner had failed to exhaust his state remedies and dismissed the action without prejudice. For the reasons set out below, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The underlying conviction in this case involves the murder of two men during a sham drug transaction. Thomas Corry...

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