SMITH v. SINGLETARY

No. 96-2421.

170 F.3d 1051 (1999)

Tyrone SMITH, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Harry K. SINGLETARY, Jr., Robert Butterworth, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

March 25, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger Butcher, Benitez & Butcher, P.S., Orlando, FL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Dept. of Legal Affairs, Tallahassee, FL, Kristen Lynn Davenport, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, FL, for Respondents-Appellees.

Before EDMONDSON and BLACK, Circuit Judges, and RESTANI, Judge.


EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:

Tyrone Smith, a prisoner of the state of Florida, appeals the district court's denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 on grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm the district court's denial of Smith's petition.

Background

In 1989, defendant Tyrone Smith was charged by information with one count of robbery and one count of obstructing or opposing an officer with...

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