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AMOS v. THORNTON

No. 09-60778.

646 F.3d 199 (2011)

Rommel A. AMOS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Joe THORNTON, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 7, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathryn Neal Nester , Asst. Fed. Pub. Def., Samuel Dennis Joiner , Thomas Creagher Turner, Jr. , Fed. Pub. Defenders, Jackson, MS, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Lesley G. Miller , Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, MS, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, OWEN and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Rommel A. Amos, a prisoner in the custody of the state of Mississippi, appeals the district court's dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Amos contends that he was denied his right to a speedy trial and that his lawyer provided ineffective assistance of counsel by failing to move for a speedy trial. The Mississippi Supreme Court determined these claims to be without merit. Because Amos cannot show that this...

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