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McKINNEY v. WAINWRIGHT

No. 73-1663. Summary Calendar.

488 F.2d 28 (1974)

James L. McKINNEY, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Director, Division of Corrections, State of Florida, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied February 7, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Natalie Baskin, Miami, Fla. (Court-appointed), for petitioner-appellant.

Barry Scott Richard, William L. Rogers, Asst. Attys. Gen., Miami, Fla., for respondent-appellee.

Before THORNBERRY, GOLDBERG and RONEY, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Petitioner James L. McKinney filed his habeas corpus petition in federal district court seeking relief from his conviction on a jury verdict in Florida state court for assault with intent to commit murder. As his sole ground for relief, Petitioner alleged that the trial court's failure to grant a continuance resulted in a denial of Petitioner's Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel and compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his...

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