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BRIGHT v. WILLIAMS

No. 86-8600.

817 F.2d 1562 (1987)

Randall BRIGHT, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Doug WILLIAMS, Warden, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

June 2, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paula K. Smith, Asst. Atty. Gen., Atlanta, Ga., for respondent-appellant.

Thomas J. Killeen, UGA School of Law, Prisoner Legal Counsel Project, Athens, Ga., for petitioner-appellee.

Before HATCHETT and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges, and TUTTLE, Senior Circuit Judge.

TUTTLE, Senior Circuit Judge:

I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY

This is a habeas corpus case wherein the district court adopted a magistrate's recommendation and granted the writ. The state appealed.

II. THE FACTS

Bright was found guilty of malice murder by a Cobb County Georgia jury for killing his wife. He received a life sentence. The Brights had a history of marital problems. The defense was that the...

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