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JOHNSON v. PUCKETT

No. 89-4615.

930 F.2d 445 (1991)

Rufus JOHNSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Steve PUCKETT, Superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 7, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rufus Johnson, pro se.

Jeffrey M. Rosamond, Asst. Atty. Gen., Mike Moore, Atty. Gen., Jackson, Miss., for respondent-appellee.

Before RUBIN, GARWOOD, and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner-appellant Rufus Johnson (Johnson), a Mississippi prisoner, appeals the district court's dismissal of his habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. In his challenged state court conviction and sentence, Johnson had pleaded guilty to burglary of an inhabited dwelling and was sentenced as an habitual criminal based on two prior convictions as alleged in the indictment. On this appeal, Johnson contends that the indictment was...

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