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HAYNES v. CAIN

No. 00-31012.

272 F.3d 757 (2001)

Brandon HAYNES, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Burl CAIN, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 27, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry Clay Walker (argued), Walker, Tooke & Lyons, Shreveport, LA, for Petitioner-Appellee.

Catherine M. Estopinal, Asst. Dist. Atty. (argued), Shreveport, LA, for Respondent-Appellant.

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

POLITZ, Circuit Judge:

Burl Cain, as warden of the Louisiana State Penitentiary appeals the district court's grant of a writ of habeas corpus to Brandon Haynes. For the reasons assigned we affirm.

BACKGROUND

Haynes was convicted of first degree murder for causing the death of a graduate medical student in 1993. The evidence adduced at trial disclosed that the victim had been last seen late at night working in a research laboratory. The next morning...

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