U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1960

William French v. J. L. Downie, Superintendent, (Warden) Montgomery Prison Branch, and the People of the State of Georgia

William French v. J. L. Downie, Superintendent, (Warden) Montgomery Prison Branch, and the People of the State of Georgia
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided December 7, 1960 · Jones, Hooper, Johnson
283 F.2d 303 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

William French v. J. L. Downie, Superintendent, (Warden) Montgomery Prison Branch, and the People of the State of Georgia

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

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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