Legal Opinion
Willie Fred Baty v. Charles R. Balkcom, Warden, the Attorney General of the State of Georgia
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 16, 1981No. 80-7668PublishedCited by 139 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK M. JOHNSON, Jr., Circuit Judge:
Willie Fred Baty appeals the district court’s denial of his habeas corpus petition, 494 F.Supp. 960, claiming that he was denied at his original trial the right to effective assistance of counsel guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment.1 We reverse.
I
Baty and Leroy Miller, arrested for the armed robbery of a grocery store, each developed a different story, contradicting that of the other defendant, in preparation for his defense at trial. Miller asserted that he was a mere hitchhiker picked up by Baty, that he had nothing to do with the robbery, and that he did…
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3Cited by139 opinions
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