Hunt vs. East, (5th Cir. 1996)

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* Pursuant to Local Rule 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in Local Rule 47.5.4. IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 95-60658 (Summary Calendar) BILL HUNT, Petitioner-Appellant, versus F.D. “BUDDY” EAST, Lafayette County Sheriff; STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, Respondents-Appellees. Appeal from United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi (No. 1:94-CV-205) August 6, 1996 Before JOLLY, JONES, and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM: * Bill Hunt appeals the district courtÂ’s denial of his petition for federal habeas corpus relief.

Hunt argues that the district court erred by determining that he had not been denied the right to testify on his own behalf and that he had not been denied the effective assistance of counsel and by denying as moot his motion for summary judgment wherein he argued that the prosecutor had commented on his failure to testify. We have reviewed the record and HuntÂ’s briefs and AFFIRM fo r t he same reasons given by the district court. Hunt v. East, No. 1:94CV205-D-D (N.D. Miss.

Sept 18, 1995).

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