RINGSTAFF v. HOWARD

No. 87-7573.

861 F.2d 644 (1988)

Terry Kent RINGSTAFF, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Dale HOWARD and The Attorney General of the State of Alabama, Don Siegelman, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

Order Granting Rehearing February 6, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janie Baker Clarke, Montgomery, Ala., for petitioner-appellant.

Don Siegelman, Atty. Gen., Alabama State House, Cecil G. Brendle, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Montgomery, Ala., for respondents-appellees.

Before RONEY, Chief Judge, JOHNSON and SMITH, Circuit Judges.


Order Granting Rehearing In Banc February 6, 1989.

JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:

This case involves an appeal from the district court's denial of a petition for writ of habeas corpus brought under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254. We reverse and direct the district court to grant the writ.

I. BACKGROUND

Terry Ringstaff was arrested for the murder of Mary Henderson on June 11, 1980.1

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