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FORD v. GAITHER

No. 90-9055.

953 F.2d 1296 (1992)

Richard Lee FORD, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Barry GAITHER, Warden and Michael Bowers, Respondents-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

February 18, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan B. Boleyn, Atlanta, Ga., for respondents-appellants.

Suzanne Hashimi, Federal Defender Program, Inc., Atlanta, Ga., for petitioner-appellee.

Before JOHNSON, CLARK, and PECK, Senior Circuit Judges.

JOHN W. PECK, Senior Circuit Judge:

This appeal arises from the district court's grant of Richard Lee Ford's habeas petition on the grounds that Ford was denied due process and a fair trial because the trial court failed to obtain a psychiatric evaluation of his sanity at the time of his offense. For the reasons stated below, we affirm the district court.

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