TASSIN v. CAIN

Civil Action No. 05-0143.

482 F.Supp.2d 764 (2007)

Robert TASSIN, Jr. v. Burl CAIN, Warden.

United States District Court, E.D. Louisiana.

March 23, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Denise M. Leboeuf, Attorney at Law, Carol Anne Kolinchak, Capital Post-Conviction Project of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA, for Robert Tassin, Jr.

Terry Michael Boudreaux, District Attorney's Office, Parish of Jefferson, Gretna, LA, for Burl Cain, Warden.


ORDER AND REASONS

BARBIER, District Judge.

The petitioner, Robert Tassin, Jr., filed this action under 28 U.S.C. 2254 challenging a May 8, 1987 conviction for first degree murder and subsequent sentence of death. Because the Court has found the record to be sufficient, no evidentiary hearing is required. After an exhaustive examination of the record and the law, the Court finds that the petitioner is entitled to relief.

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