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SMITH v. CAIN

No. 10-8145.

132 S.Ct. 627 (2012)

181 L.Ed.2d 571

Juan SMITH, Petitioner v. Burl CAIN, Warden.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 10, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kannon K. Shanmugam , Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Donna R. Andrieu , for Respondent.

Kathleen Kelly , Matilde J. Carbia , Capital Post-Conviction Project of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA, David E. Kendall , Kannon K. Shanmugam , Counsel of Record, Thomas H.L. Selby , George W. Hicks, Jr. , April R. Rieger , Kristin A. Feeley , Williams & Connolly LLP, Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Donna R. Andrieu , Counsel of Record, Chief of Appeals, Graymond F. Martin , First Assistant District Attorney, New Orleans, LA, for Respondent.

Chief Justice ROBERTS delivered the opinion of the Court.

The State of Louisiana charged petitioner Juan Smith with killing five people during an armed robbery. At Smith's trial a single witness, Larry Boatner, linked Smith to the crime. Boatner testified that he was socializing at a friend's house when Smith and two other gunmen entered the home, demanded money and drugs, and shortly thereafter began shooting, resulting in the death of five of Boatner's friends....

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