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FOSTER v. STRICKLAND

No. TCA 81-0847.

515 F.Supp. 22 (1981)

Charles Kenneth FOSTER, Petitioner, v. Charles G. STRICKLAND, Jr., et al., Respondents.

United States District Court, N. D. Florida, Tallahassee Division.

May 29, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven L. Seliger, Tallahassee, Fla., Richard H. Burr, III, Southern Prisoners Defense Committee, Nashville, Tenn., for petitioner.

Gregory C. Smith, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, Fla., for respondents.

ORDER STAYING EXECUTION

HIGBY, District Judge.

Charles Kenneth Foster, a person in Florida's custody, has filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in this court. Mr. Foster has been sentenced to death; a death warrant has been signed; and he is scheduled for electrocution June 3, 1981.

Foster's petition raises 18 alleged constitutional errors entitling him to relief. One of the most important is his allegation of ineffective assistance of counsel...

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