James Louis Boyd v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of Corrections

AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:

James Louis Boyd .appeals from the district court’s dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, Boyd asserts that he was denied the right to effective assistance of counsel because his trial attorney failed to call an alibi witness who would have supported his alibi defense. 1 We agree with the district court that Boyd is not entitled to relief.

On October 2,1975, Boyd and four accomplices entered the Robert Hall clothing store on Greenville Avenue in Dallas, Texas, shortly after 6:00 p. m. Boyd demanded that Robert Kane, the store manager, hand…