MORGAN v. MASSEY

No. 75-2452.

526 F.2d 347 (1976)

Charles A. MORGAN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Raymond D. MASSEY, Superintendent, Union Correctional Institution, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 19, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Michael Abbott, Fla. Legal Serv. Inc., Prison Project, Gainesville, Fla., for petitioner-appellant.

Basil S. Diamond, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, Fla., Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, Fla., for respondent-appellee.

Before BELL and DYER, Circuit Judges, and MEHRTENS, District Judge.


PER CURIAM:

This is an appeal from a district court judgment denying relief to petitioner in a habeas corpus proceeding. We affirm the judgment of the district court.

Appellant asserts that the non-existence of his trial transcript precluded an effective appeal of his manslaughter conviction in the state court of Florida. His privately retained counsel, in an apparent effort to diminish his client's expenses, did not request a court reporter for the criminal...

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