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FRANCOIS v. HENDERSON

No. 87-3219.

850 F.2d 231 (1988)

Herman FRANCOIS, Petitioner-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. Murray HENDERSON, et al., Respondent-Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 26, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hammond Scott, Patricia I. Edwards, Asst. Dist. Attys., Michael E. McMahon, Chief, Appellate Section, New Orleans, La., for respondent-appellant/cross-appellee.

Clay J. Calhoun, Jr., New Orleans, La., for petitioner-appellee/cross-appellant.

Before THORNBERRY, GEE, and POLITZ, Circuit Judges.

POLITZ, Circuit Judge:

Today's opinion occasions a revisiting of our decision in Jackson v. Foti, 670 F.2d 516 (5th Cir.1982), in which we upheld as constitutional the provisions of Louisiana law relating to the confinement in mental institutions of persons acquitted of crimes by reason of insanity. Although, as discussed herein, a recent change in Louisiana law has removed the provisions involving insanity-acquittees from...

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