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COLEMAN v. BUTLER

No. 86-4156.

816 F.2d 1046 (1987)

Wallace E. COLEMAN, Jr., Petitioner-Appellant v. Robert H. BUTLER, Sr., Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Respondent-Appellee

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Opinion on Denial of Rehearing July 8, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wallace E. Coleman, Jr., pro se.

Louis G. Garrot, Dist. Atty., Abbeville, La., for respondent-appellee.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, GOLDBERG and GEE, Circuit Judges.

GEE, Circuit Judge:

Wallace Coleman, Jr. was convicted of auto theft in a Louisiana state court proceeding and sentenced to serve 20 years as an habitual offender. The Louisiana Supreme Court affirmed the conviction. State v. Coleman, 358 So.2d 289 (La.1978). Coleman brings this habeas petition to challenge the constitutionality of an evidentiary presumption presented in the jury charge. Because we conclude that the challenged...

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