ADAMS v. BALKCOM

No. 81-7728.

688 F.2d 734 (1982)

Otis ADAMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Charles BALKCOM, Warden, and Arthur K. Bolton, State Attorney General, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

October 8, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas M. West, Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiff-appellant.

William B. Hill, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Charles E. Brown, Atlanta, Ga., for defendants-appellees.

Before GOLDBERG, HILL and HATCHETT, Circuit Judges.


HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:

This appeal requires review of the district court's denial of a petition for writ of habeas corpus, filed on behalf of a state prisoner pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254, on the ground of denial of the constitutional right to effective assistance of counsel.

FACTS

On November 22, 1974, Otis Adams, the appellant, arrived at the apartment where he lived with Rosie Mae Stewart. Finding...

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