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LACOSTE v. BLACKBURN

No. 78-1597.

592 F.2d 1321 (1979)

Paul J. LACOSTE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Frank BLACKBURN, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 12, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul J. Lacoste, pro se.

George M. Papale, (Court Appointed), Gretna, La., for petitioner-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Baton Rouge, La., Brian G. Meissner, Asst. Dist. Atty., Harry F. Connick, Dist. Atty., Marvin Opotowsky, Asst. Dist. Atty., New Orleans, La., for respondent-appellee.

Before BROWN, Chief Judge, and AINSWORTH, Circuit Judges, and CAMPBELL, District Judge.

PER CURIAM:

The District Court denied without a hearing the application of Paul Lacoste, a Louisiana state prisoner, for a writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.

On July 27, 1967, two men robbed a bank. One of the men, who wore a black hood which effectively masked his face, brandished a sawed-off shotgun during the robbery, and repeatedly and excitedly yelled "Hurry up!" "Hurry up!" to his cohort.

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