Legal Opinion
Claxton Council Davis v. L. C. McAllister and Jim Smith, Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 5, 1980No. 80-5003PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK M. JOHNSON, Jr., Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from the district court’s grant of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254. Claxton Council Davis was convicted by a jury of forgery under Fla.Stat.Ann. § 831.-01 (1976). The First District Court of Appeals of Florida affirmed Davis’ conviction. Davis v. State, 364 So.2d 19 (Fla. 1st Dist. Ct.App.1978), cert. denied, 373 So.2d 457 (Fla.1979). Davis’ petition for writ of habe-as corpus was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida on the sole ground that the evidence…
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