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MATIRE v. WAINWRIGHT

No. 84-5705.

811 F.2d 1430 (1987)

Louis MATIRE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Louie WAINWRIGHT, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

March 9, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis Matire, pro se.

John E. Bergendahl, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Miami, Fla., for petitioner-appellant.

Penny H. Brill, Diane Leeds, Asst. Attys. Gen., West Palm Beach, Fla., for respondent-appellee.

Before JOHNSON and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges, and GARZA, Senior Circuit Judge.

ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:

Matire appeals the district court's denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus with regard to his claim of ineffective assistance of appellate counsel on his direct appeal. Matire is currently in the custody of Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections. Matire was found guilty of first degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment in 1968.

I. BACKGROUND

In 1967, Matire was romantically...

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