Legal Opinion
James M. Armstrong v. J. A. Collier, Superintendent of Mississippi State Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 29, 1976No. 75-3147PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEWIN, Circuit Judge:
Appellant James M. Armstrong appeals from the denial of his petition for habeas corpus relief, under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, attacking a Mississippi conviction for manslaughter. We affirm.
I
On May 16, 1966, Ed Massengill was killed in his home in Alcorn County, Mississippi as a result of several blows to the head with a blunt instrument. The body was not discovered until the next morning, at which time the investigation was begun. Suspicion quickly focused upon appellant Armstrong when it was discovered that Massengill’s car was missing and that Armstrong had not reported for…
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