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GARCIA v. PERRINGER

No. 88-3411.

878 F.2d 360 (1989)

Richard A. GARCIA, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Everett T. PERRINGER and Robert Butterworth, Respondents-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

July 24, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary O. Welch and Joseph R. Bryant, Asst. Attys. Gen., Tampa, Fla., for respondents-appellants.

Dominic J. Baccarella, Tampa, Fla., for petitioner-appellee.

Before HILL and EDMONDSON, Circuit Judges, and GARZA, Senior Circuit Judge.

PER CURIAM:

This appeal is from the district court's grant of a writ of habeas corpus because of insufficient evidence. Because the district court granted habeas relief based on a state law issue, we reverse.

BACKGROUND

The evidence at trial showed that as part of an investigation, Agent Juan Perez, posing as a cocaine supplier, met with Marcus Betancourt. Betancourt told Perez that he and his "brother" had a buyer for four kilograms of cocaine to...

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