PARKER v. PROCUNIER

No. 84-2597.

763 F.2d 665 (1985)

William Lawrence PARKER, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Raymond K. PROCUNIER, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 16, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Mattox, Atty. Gen., Laurie A. Booras, Charles A. Palmer, Asst. Attys. Gen., Austin, Tex., for respondent-appellant.

Wm. L. Parker, pro se.

David Bryant, Jr. (court-appointed), Hughes & Hill, Dallas, Tex., for petitioner-appellee.

Before GARZA, POLITZ and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

The sole issue before us is whether the evidence adduced at William Lawrence Parker's Texas trial was sufficient to sustain his conviction for the murder of Virginia Moreland. Adopting the report of the Magistrate, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas concluded that the evidence was insufficient and ordered that a writ of habeas corpus issue. We now reverse.

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