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EVANS v. THIGPEN

No. 86-4331.

809 F.2d 239 (1987)

Connie Ray EVANS, Petitioner-Appellant, Cross-Appellee, v. Morris THIGPEN, Commissioner, Mississippi Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee, Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied March 12, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Latimer, East Brunswick, N.J., Shirley Payne, Horn & Payne, Jackson, Miss., for petitioner-appellant, cross-appellee.

Amy D. Whitten, Marvin L. White, Jr., Jackson, Miss., for respondent-appellee, cross-appellant.

Before GEE, RANDALL and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied March 12, 1987.

W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

Connie Ray Evans appeals the district court's denial of his habeas petition contesting the sentence of death imposed in his conviction for murder. We find no error and affirm.

I.

Evans pleaded guilty to capital murder and his case proceeded directly to the penalty phase of Mississippi's bifurcated scheme. The jury...

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