K.K. HALL, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner Leroy Huston Baker appeals from the district court's denial of habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He challenges his first degree murder conviction on the ground that certain jury instructions unconstitutionally relieved the State of its burden to prove beyond a reasonable doubt all elements of the offense charged. We reverse.
Baker shot and killed Aaron Johnson in a dispute over a dice game. He was tried...
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