WRIGHT v. WHITLEY

No. 93-3018.

11 F.3d 542 (1994)

Victor WRIGHT, Petitioner-Appellant, v. John P. WHITLEY, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, and Richard P. Ieyoub, Attorney General, State of Louisiana, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 13, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. Stanley, Baton Rouge, LA, for petitioner-appellant.

Ralph Tureau, Asst. Dist. Atty., Gonzales, LA, for respondents-appellees.

Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, REAVLEY and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.


POLITZ, Chief Judge:

Complaining that evidence of his possession of a .22 rifle was improperly admitted at his state court trial which resulted in his conviction of three counts of second degree murder, Victor "Joe" Wright appeals the denial of habeas corpus relief. For the reasons assigned we affirm.

Background

On October 8, 1986 a Louisiana grand jury handed up nine indictments against Wright, charging him with the first degree murders of...

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