RICHARDSON v. JOHNSON

No. 88-7201.

864 F.2d 1536 (1989)

Herbert Lee RICHARDSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Willie JOHNSON, Warden, Holman Unit, and Fred Smith, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing February 27, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur J. Madden, III, Mobile, Ala., for petitioner-appellant.

Charles Graddick, Atty. Gen., Ed Carnes, Montgomery, Ala., for respondents-appellees.

Before KRAVITCH, JOHNSON and CLARK, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Herbert Lee Richardson appeals the district court's denial of his petition for habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254. Concluding that he is not entitled to relief, we affirm the district court.

I. Facts

At about 6:00 A.M. on August 16, 1977, a bomb exploded on the front porch of Doris Wyms' home in Dothan, Alabama, killing Rena Mae Collins, a child of ten. The child was Wyms' niece and had spent the previous night at her...

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