1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 786 F.2d
  5. 786 F.2d 704 (1986)
 

BATISTE v. BLACKBURN

No. 85-3042.

786 F.2d 704 (1986)

Harold BATISTE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Frank BLACKBURN, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 9, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold Batiste, pro se.

Ralph S. Whalen, Jr., New Orleans, La., for petitioner-appellant.

Beryl M. McSmith, Asst. Dist. Atty., Judith Brewster, Timothy M. Warner, Asst. Dist. Atty., New Orleans, La., for respondent-appellee.

Before GEE, RANDALL and GARWOOD, Circuit Judges.

GEE, Circuit Judge:

Harold Batiste today appeals the district court's dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Convicted in Louisiana for armed robbery, Batiste argues that the trial court's instructions regarding the elements of the crime effectually relieved the state from proving the existence of a dangerous weapon; this, he asserts, violated his right to a fair trial as guaranteed by the fourteenth amendment's due process clause. Because Batiste...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases