J. D. HOARD, APPELLANT,
v.
A. L. DUTTON, ACTING WARDEN, GEORGIA STATE PRISON, APPELLEE
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The court held that the appellant was not denied effective assistance of counsel and that the sentences imposed do not constitute cruel and unusual punishment.
Appellant, a Georgia state convict serving concurrent sentences for sodomy, sought a writ of habeas corpus, asserting ineffective assistance of counse…
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PER CURIAM.
This is an appeal from denial of a writ of habeas corpus. Appellant, a Georgia state convict, is presently serving three, thirty-year concurrent sentences for three offenses of sodomy. Appellant asserts on appeal essentially the same contentions argued in the lower court: that he was denied effective assistance of counsel and that the sentences imposed constitute cruel and unusual punishment.
This court recently set forth standards for determining the question of adequacy of counsel. See Williams v. Beto, 354 F. 2d 698 (5th Cir. 1965). A careful review of the record, particularly the testimony of the lawyer who represented appellant, and the principles enunciated in that ease persuades us that the appellant was not denied effective assistance of counsel.
The sentences imposed in the instant case are within the statutory limitation. Appellate courts do not revise sentences within the limits set by statute, except in the most exceptional circumstances. See United States v. Martell, 335 F. 2d 764 (4th Cir. 1964). Such circumstances clearly are not present here.
Affirmed.
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- Williams v. Beto, 354 F.2d 698 (5th Cir. 1965)
- United States v. Martell, 335 F.2d 764 (4th Cir. 1964)