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WILLIAMS v. CAIN

No. 99-30340.

229 F.3d 468 (2000)

Thomas J. WILLIAMS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Burl CAIN, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 16, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Williams, Angola, LA, pro se.

Valentin Michael Solino, New Orleans, LA, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before GARWOOD, DeMOSS, and PARKER, Circuit Judges.

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

In 1981, petitioner-appellant Thomas J. Williams (Williams), a Louisiana state prisoner, was convicted by a jury of first degree murder and sentenced to death. He was later resentenced to life imprisonment. Williams filed a state habeas corpus application, alleging, inter alia, that the reasonable doubt instruction given to the jury at his trial was constitutionally defective. On October 23...

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