GRACE v. VANNOY

No. 15-30064.

826 F.3d 813 (2016)

Jessie J. GRACE, III, Petitioner-Appellee v. Darrel VANNOY, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED June 20, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher Albert Aberle , Mandeville, LA, for Petitioner-Appellee.

Terri Russo Lacy, Esq. , Colin Andrew Clark, Esq. , Assistant Attorneys General, Louisiana Department of Justice, Criminal Division, James Trey Phillips , Louisiana Department of Justice, Litigation Division, Baton Rouge, LA, for Respondent-Appellant.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, DENNIS, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.


Jessie Grace filed a habeas petition in federal court, challenging his state-court conviction for second-degree murder. During the federal habeas proceedings, the district court discovered that Grace potentially had additional habeas claims against the State of Louisiana. Because dismissing Grace's petition to...

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