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CHANDLER v. JONES

No. 86-5194.

813 F.2d 773 (1987)

William CHANDLER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Otie JONES and Attorney General of the State of Tennessee, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided March 13, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth A. Miller (argued) Knoxville, Tenn. (Court-appointed), for petitioner-appellant.

W.J. Michael Cody, Atty. Gen. of Tennessee, Nashville, Tenn., Raymond S. Leathers (argued), for respondents-appellees.

Before ENGEL and BOGGS, Circuit Judges, and CONTIE, Senior Circuit Judge.

CONTIE, Senior Circuit Judge.

Petitioner William Herman Chandler appeals from the judgment of the district court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Chandler challenges on several grounds his convictions under Tennessee law of burglary and of being an habitual criminal. Chandler alleges that: (1) Tennessee's Habitual Criminals Act, Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 39-1-801 et seq., is unconstitutional on its...

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