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SCOTT v. STATE OF LA.

No. 90-3069.

934 F.2d 631 (1991)

Jewell SCOTT, Petitioner-Appellant, v. STATE OF LOUISIANA and Bruce Lynn, Secretary Department of Corrections, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 27, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jewell Scott, pro se.

Gregory C. Champayne, Asst. Dist. Atty., Hahnville, La., for respondents-appellees.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, WILLIAMS and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.

JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

A Louisiana state court convicted Jewell Scott of one count of second degree murder and of two counts of attempted second degree murder. After exhausting his state court remedies, Scott brought a habeas corpus petition in federal district court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1988). He alleged that (1) he received ineffective assistance of counsel, (2) the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction for second degree murder...

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