Legal Opinion
Sayre v. Anderson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 12, 2001No. 96-60101, 97-60239PublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner-appellant Elroy Earl Sayre (Sayre) appeals the district court’s denial of habeas corpus relief as to his Mississippi distribution of a controlled substance conviction. Sayre contends that: (1) trial counsel’s failure to call certain alibi witnesses constituted ineffective assistance of counsel and (2) trial counsel’s refusal to allow him to take the stand deprived him of his right to testify. We affirm the district court’s denial of relief.
Facts and Proceedings Below
Sayre is currently serving a twenty year sentence in the Central Mississippi Correctional…
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