Case Name: Joseph JOHNSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. S. Lamont SMITH, Warden, Georgia State Prison, Reidsville, Georgia, Respondent-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1971-09-02
Citations: 447 F.2d 985
Docket Number: No. 71-1239
Parties: Joseph JOHNSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. S. Lamont SMITH, Warden, Georgia State Prison, Reidsville, Georgia, Respondent-Appellee.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 447
Pages: 985–985

Head Matter:
Joseph JOHNSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. S. Lamont SMITH, Warden, Georgia State Prison, Reidsville, Georgia, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 71-1239
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Sept. 2, 1971.
Joseph Johnson, pro se.
Arthur K. Bolton, Atty. Gen. of Ga., William R. Childers, Jr., Harold N. Hill, Jr., Executive Asst. Atty. Gen., Courtney Wilder Stanton, Asst. Atty. Gen., W. Hensell Harris, Jr., Atlanta, Ga., for respondent-appellee.
Before COLEMAN, SIMPSON, and MORGAN, Circuit Judges.
Rule 18, 5th Cir.; See Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Co. of New York, et al., 5 Cir., 1970, 431 F.2d 409, Part I.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Joseph Johnson, represented by retained counsel, was convicted by a trial jury of the rape of an elderly woman. On January 21, 1966, he was sentenced to imprisonment for life. In the habeas corpus proceedings now under review Johnson contended that his retained attorney rendered ineffective representation at the trial and that he, Johnson, was denied a direct appeal.
Upon examination of the record, including the record in both the state court and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, we affirm under our Local Rule 21.
It might be added simply for clarification, that this case is squarely governed by Langford v. State of Alabama, 5 Cir., 1969, 422 F.2d 760, cert, denied, 400 U. S. 851, 91 S.Ct. 69, 27 L.Ed.2d 88 (1970).
Affirmed.
. See NLRB v. Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, 5 Cir. 1970, 430 F.2d 966.