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KNOX v. BUTLER

No. 88-3520.

884 F.2d 849 (1989)

Roland KNOX, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Robert H. BUTLER, Sr., Warden, LSP, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing November 21, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Collins, Baton Rouge, La. (Court Appointed), for petitioner-appellant.

Dan J. Grady, III, Janice Kile, Asst. Dist. Atty., Baton Rouge, La., for respondent-appellee.

Before WISDOM, KING, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

Roland Knox was sentenced to 35 years at hard labor for driving a getaway car in an armed robbery. He petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus on the ground that there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction. We decide that the substantial agreement between accounts given by several witnesses would allow a reasonable finder of fact to believe the testimony favorable to the prosecution and...

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