POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
Diane Batiste Anderson and West Anderson appeal the district court's denial of federal habeas relief, 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court examined the state record; no evidentiary hearing was conducted. Concluding that the Andersons are entitled to an evidentiary hearing to determine the sentencing judge's understanding of the range of sentencing discretion accorded him by Louisiana law, we reverse and remand.
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