Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit April 17, 1987, 86-8325 (Richard James Smith, Sr. v. Lanson Newsome, Warden and Michael Bowers)

VANCE, Circuit Judge:

Richard James Smith, Sr. appeals a denial of his application for habeas corpus relief. In a joint trial with a co-defendant held in the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia, Smith was convicted of aggravated assault, four counts of armed robbery and violation of Georgia’s feticide statute. Smith’s convictions were affirmed by the Supreme Court of Georgia in

Brinkley v.