GATES v. ZANT

No. 87-8870.

863 F.2d 1492 (1989)

Johnny Lee GATES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Walter ZANT, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

January 6, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George H. Kendall, Legal Defense Fund, Ronald J. Tabak, New York City, for petitioner-appellant.

Mary Beth Westmoreland, William B. Hill, Jr., Asst. Attys. Gen., State of Ga. Dept. of Law, Atlanta, Ga., for respondent-appellee.

Before FAY, VANCE and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Petitioner Johnny Lee Gates appeals the district court's judgment denying his application for a writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.

I. FACTS

Katrina Wright, the victim in this case, was a native of West Germany. In February 1976 she married an American soldier, Gregory Wright, and moved with him to this country. On November 19, 1976, they moved into the Fountain Court Apartments in Columbus, Georgia because Gregory was stationed at nearby...

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