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DAVIS v. HEYD

No. 72-1512.

479 F.2d 446 (1973)

Linroy DAVIS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Louis B. HEYD, Sheriff, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 29, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Glass, New Orleans, La., (Court-Appointed), for petitioner-appellant.

Maurice R. Franks, Byron P. Legendre, Asst. Dist. Attys., Parish of Orleans, New Orleans, La., for respondent-appellee.

Before COLEMAN, GOLDBERG and GODBOLD, Circuit Judges.

GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:

This appeal is by Davis, a state prisoner under a 15-year sentence for manslaughter, from the denial of federal habeas relief.1 The central legal issue is nondisclosure by the prosecution of evidence favorable to the petitioner and material to his guilt. The nondisclosed evidence consisted of written out-of-court statements by witnesses and photographs of petitioner, all taken shortly after the incident out of which...

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