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BROWN v. CAIN

No. 95-30870.

104 F.3d 744 (1997)

John Ashley BROWN, Jr., Petitioner-Appellant, v. Burl CAIN, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Angola, Louisiana, Respondent-Appellee, and Richard Ieyoub, Attorney General for the State of Louisiana, Additional Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 21, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Judy Perry Martinez, Denise C. Puente, Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, New Orleans, LA, Denise R. LeBoeuf, Loyola Death Penalty Resource Center, New Orleans, LA, for petitioner-appellant.

Jack C. Peebles, Metairie, LA, for respondent-appellee.

Before JOLLY, JONES and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

John Ashley Brown, who is sentenced by the state of Louisiana to die, appeals the district court's dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Brown insists that his conviction and death sentence are rendered unconstitutional by a list of alleged errors, including prosecutorial misconduct, ineffective assistance of counsel, and various defects in the jury instructions. Brown's most serious contention...

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