HUDSON v. BLACKBURN

No. 78-1489.

601 F.2d 785 (1979)

Larry HUDSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Frank BLACKBURN, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied October 11, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry Hudson, pro se.

Lawrence B. Fabacher, II (court appointed), New Orleans, La., for petitioner-appellant.

Wm. J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Baton Rouge, La., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Brian G. Meissner, Maurine Carroll, Asst. Dist. Attys., New Orleans, La., for respondent-appellee.

Before MORGAN, FAY and RUBIN, Circuit Judges.


LEWIS R. MORGAN, Circuit Judge.

Larry Hudson appeals from the denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On December 2, 1967, petitioner was convicted of murder by a Louisiana jury and sentenced to death.1 The Supreme Court of Louisiana, in an extensive opinion, affirmed petitioner's conviction. State v. Hudson, 253 La. 992, 221 So...

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