GIVENS v. HOUSEWRIGHT

No. 84-2296.

786 F.2d 1378 (1986)

Augusta Charles GIVENS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Vernon G. HOUSEWRIGHT, et al., Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided April 11, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Augusta Charles Givens, pro se.

David F. Sarnowski, Dist. Atty. Gen., Carson City, Nev., for respondents-appellees.

Before WALLACE, SKOPIL, and SCHROEDER, Circuit Judges.


WALLACE, Circuit Judge:

Givens appeals from the district court's order dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We reverse.

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Givens was convicted in Nevada state court of the first-degree murder of a pregnant woman with whom he was living. The evidence indicated that Givens had repeatedly beaten the victim with his fists and struck her with the broken end of...

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