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Causey v. Wainwright

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Oct 26, 1973
486 F.2d 601 (5th Cir. 1973)

Opinion

No. 73-2038. Summary Calendar.

Rule 18, 5 Cir.; see Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Co. of New York et al., 5 Cir., 1970, 431 F.2d 409.

October 26, 1973.

Timothy F. Prugh, Tampa, Fla. (Court appointed), for petitioner-appellant.

David Luther Woodward, Richard C. Booth, Asst. Attys. Gen., Tampa, Fla., for respondent-appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Before BELL, GODBOLD and GEE, Circuit Judges.



The District Court correctly denied appellant's petition for a writ of habeas corpus from a state conviction on the ground that the petition only raised questions of the sufficiency and competency of evidence which are not of constitutional dimension.

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Causey v. Wainwright

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Oct 26, 1973
486 F.2d 601 (5th Cir. 1973)
Case details for

Causey v. Wainwright

Case Details

Full title:STEVEN D. CAUSEY, #031822, PETITIONER-APPELLANT, v. LOUIE L. WAINWRIGHT…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Oct 26, 1973

Citations

486 F.2d 601 (5th Cir. 1973)

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