LaCAZE v. WARDEN LA. CORRTL. INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN

No. 08-30477.

645 F.3d 728 (2011)

Princess P. LaCAZE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. WARDEN LOUISIANA CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN, also known as Mariana Leger, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 29, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rebecca Louise Hudsmith , Fed. Pub. Def. (argued), Lafayette, LA, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Jimmy Dale Long, Jr. , (argued), Natchitoches, LA, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before SMITH, WIENER, and ELROD, Circuit Judges.


JENNIFER WALKER ELROD, Circuit Judge:

Princess P. LaCaze (hereinafter "LaCaze"), Louisiana prisoner # 403264, was convicted in state court of second-degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. LaCaze filed a habeas petition in federal district court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, which was denied. This court then granted a certificate of appealability on two issues: first, whether the State withheld Brady material concerning a promise made to LaCaze...

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