ROBERTSON v. CAIN

No. 01-31223.

324 F.3d 297 (2003)

Donald Ray ROBERTSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Burl CAIN, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 5, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher Albert Aberle (argued), Mandeville, LA, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Valentin Michael Solino, Scott Douglas Peebles (argued), Appeals Div., New Orleans, LA, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before KING, Chief Judge, and JOLLY and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.


E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal, Petitioner Donald Ray Robertson, a prisoner of the State of Louisiana, seeks review of a district court order denying his petition for federal habeas relief. Specifically, Robertson contends that an erroneous jury instruction deprived him of his Fourteenth Amendment due process rights. The State of Louisiana admits that the jury instruction was contrary to clearly established federal law, but it argues that Robertson...

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