Legal Opinion
James Burston v. E. B. Caldwell, Warden, Georgia State Prison
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 6, 1975No. 73-3811PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:
The respondent State of Georgia prison official appeals from an order of the district court granting habeas corpus relief as to two of three convictions and sentences imposed on James Burston in 1935 under two indictments, the first charging robbery and assault with intent to rob, and the second charging armed robbery. The district court held that petitioner was denied his right to the effective assistance of counsel on the robbery count of the first indictment and as to the single armed robbery count of the second indictment. Our review of the record convinces us that…
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