WILSON v. COOKE

No. 86-7523 Non-Argument Calendar.

814 F.2d 614 (1987)

George Edward WILSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. James C. COOKE, Warden, and the Attorney General of the State of Alabama, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

April 13, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas R. Allison, Asst. Atty. Gen., for defendants-appellees.

Before GODBOLD, VANCE and JOHNSON, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

In this habeas corpus action brought by an Alabama prisoner the only issue raised on appeal is ineffectiveness of trial counsel.

The United States magistrate found that the trial court dismissed this claim without making a factual record, therefore the magistrate conducted an evidentiary hearing. Based on the state record and the evidence developed at the evidentiary hearing, the magistrate concluded that the requirements of Strickland v. Washington...

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