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RIVERS v. TURNER

No. 88-3219.

874 F.2d 771 (1989)

James Edward RIVERS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. R. V. TURNER, Superintendent Glades Correctional Institution, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

June 6, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark A. Pizzo, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Tampa, Fla., for petitioner-appellant.

Davis G. Anderson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, Fla., for respondent-appellee.

Before JOHNSON and EDMONDSON, Circuit Judges, and TUTTLE, Senior Circuit Judge.

TUTTLE, Senior Circuit Judge:

James Rivers appeals from the district court's denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Petitioner was indicted in Lee County, Florida, for the slaying of his mother-in-law. He was tried by a jury in the state court and convicted of first degree murder. Rivers is serving a sentence of life imprisonment.

The only issue on appeal is whether petitioner was denied effective assistance of trial counsel. Rivers claims that...

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