ATKINS v. HOOPER

No. 19-30018.

969 F.3d 200 (2020)

Justin Terrell ATKINS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Timothy HOOPER, Warden, Elayn Hunt Correctional Center, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED August 7, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christine Marie Calogero , Barrasso, Usdin, Kupperman, Freeman & Sarver, L.L.C., New Orleans, LA, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Robert Nicolas Anderson , Assistant District Attorney, District Attorney's Office for the 4th JDC-Ouachita Parish, Monroe, LA, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before SOUTHWICK, COSTA, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.


A Louisiana inmate appeals the district court's denial of habeas relief based on a Confrontation Clause violation. We REVERSE and REMAND so the district court can grant the relief requested.

Justin Terrell Atkins was convicted by a jury of armed robbery and aggravated battery. The conviction was...

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