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WILLIAMS v. CAIN

Civil Action No. 96-1004.

942 F.Supp. 1088 (1996)

Dobie Gillis WILLIAMS v. Burl CAIN, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Angola, Louisiana.

United States District Court, W.D. Louisiana, Alexandria Division.

October 9, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nicholas J. Trenticosta, New Orleans, LA, for plaintiff Dobie Gillis Williams.

Don M. Burkett, Burkett & Chevallier, Many, LA, for defendant Burl Cain, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary.

LITTLE, District Judge.

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT

Habeas petitioner Dobie Gillis Williams presents a number of theories suggesting that his state court conviction was constitutionally infirm. The relief requested includes suspension, if not elimination, of the death penalty and a new trial, or certainly no less than a retrial of the sentencing phase of his trial. For the following reasons, this court GRANTS...

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