DERDEN v. McNEEL

No. 90-1230.

938 F.2d 605 (1991)

George Guy DERDEN, III, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Sheriff Sammie McNEEL and Attorney General — State of Mississippi, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied September 13, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leslie Joyner Bobo, Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens & Cannada, Jackson, Miss. (Court-appointed), for petitioner-appellant.

Charlene R. Pierce, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Marvin L. White, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Mike Moore, Atty. Gen., Jackson, Miss., for respondents-appellees.

Before REYNALDO G. GARZA, POLITZ and JONES, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied September 13, 1991.

REYNALDO G. GARZA, Circuit Judge:

After exhaustion in the state courts, petitioner appealed for habeas relief to the federal courts. The magistrate recommended relief in his findings and recommendations. The district judge, however, denied relief. We reverse the judgment of the district court and grant the writ. The State of Mississippi is given ninety days in which to retry petitioner or set him free...

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