William French v. J. L. Downie, Superintendent, (Warden) Montgomery Prison Branch, and the People of the State of Georgia
This text of 283 F.2d 303 (William French v. J. L. Downie, Superintendent, (Warden) Montgomery Prison Branch, and the People of the State of Georgia) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Opinion
The appellant, held in custody pursuant to a criminal conviction in a Georgia State Court, filed a petition for habeas corpus in the District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. The district court entered an order dismissing the petition on the ground that the petitioner had not exhausted the remedies available in the courts of the State of Georgia. The action of the district court is sustained by the record. 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254, House v. Mayo, 324 U.S. 42, 65 S.Ct. 517, 89 L.Ed. 739, rehearing denied 324 U.S. 886, 65 S.Ct. 689, 89 L.Ed. 1439; Porch v. Cagle, 5 Cir., 1952, 199 F.2d 865. The judgment of the district court is
Affirmed.
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