SINGLETON v. NORRIS

No. 00-1492.

267 F.3d 859 (2001)

Charles Laverne SINGLETON, Appellant, v. Larry NORRIS, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: October 12, 2001.

Rehearing Granted; Opinion and Judgment Vacated: December 5, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey M. Rosenzweig, Little Rock, AR, argued, for appellant.

Kelly K. Hill, Little Rock, AR, argued, for appellee.

Before WOLLMAN, Chief Judge, HEANEY and BRIGHT, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing En Banc Granted; Opinion and Judgment Vacated: December 5, 2001.

HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

Charles Laverne Singleton appeals the district court's order denying his petition for a stay of execution. We reverse and remand to the district court with directions to grant Singleton's petition, enter a permanent stay of execution, and reduce Singleton's sentence to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

I. BACKGROUND

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