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GRAY v. LUCAS

No. 81-4018.

677 F.2d 1086 (1982)

Jimmy Lee GRAY, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Eddie LUCAS, Warden, et al., Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 10, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard E. Shapiro, New Orleans, La., Albert Sidney Johnston, Jr., Biloxi, Miss., for petitioner-appellant.

Bill Allain, Atty. Gen., Billy L. Gore, Jackson, Miss., for respondents-appellees.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, and THORNBERRY and GARZA, Circuit Judges.

CLARK, Chief Judge:

Jimmy Lee Gray appeals from the district court's order denying his petition for habeas corpus relief. We affirm.

I. Background

On June 25, 1976, Derissa Jean Scales, a three-year old girl, disappeared from her parents' apartment in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Because Gray, who lived nearby, was the last person seen with Derissa, he was questioned by the police about her disappearance. Gray admitted to the police that he had taken...

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