HALEY v. COCKRELL

No. 01-41389.

306 F.3d 257 (2002)

Michael Wayne HALEY, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Janie COCKRELL, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 27, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Wayne Haley, Tyler, TX, pro se.

Fredericka Searle Sargent, Austin, TX, for Respondent-Appellant.

Before DeMOSS, STEWART and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.


CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:

The respondent appeals from the district court's grant of habeas corpus in favor of the defendant, Michael Wayne Haley ("Haley"). Finding no error, we affirm. The only issue before us is whether the district court properly granted habeas relief to Haley for his insufficiency-of-the-evidence claim. Thus, we recite only those facts pertinent to our decision.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Haley, an inmate of the Texas...

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