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YOUNG v. GUSTE

No. 87-3717.

849 F.2d 970 (1988)

Cyrillia YOUNG, Petitioner-Appellant, v. William H. GUSTE, Jr., Attorney General, State of Louisiana, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 21, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lori R. Fregolle, John Wilson Reed, Glass & Reed, New Orleans, La., for petitioner-appellant.

R. Jeffery Bridger, William A. Marshall, Asst. Dist. Atty., New Orleans, La., for respondent-appellee.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, RUBIN and JONES Circuit Judges.

CLARK, Chief Judge:

Cyrillia Young appeals the denial of habeas corpus relief claiming that her conviction for constructive possession of pentazocine was a denial of due process because it was not supported by substantial evidence. Because a rational finder of fact could not have found beyond a reasonable doubt that Young actually or constructively possessed the drug, we reverse the denial of habeas corpus relief.

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