HELTON v. SECRETARY FOR DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. 00-10097.

233 F.3d 1322 (2000)

Kris Edward HELTON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SECRETARY FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

DECIDED November 21, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Neimand, Florida Atty. General's Office, Dept. of Legal Affairs, Miami, FL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Melvin S. Black, Miami, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before TJOFLAT, HILL and POLITZ, Circuit Judges.


POLITZ, Circuit Judge:

The Florida Department of Corrections appeals the district court's grant of a writ of habeas corpus to Kris Edward Helton. For the reasons assigned, we affirm.

BACKGROUND

In 1991, Helton was living with his fiancee, Marcella Gunderson, and her three children, Matthew, Michael, and Marshall. On July 31, 1991, at around 6:30 P.M., Gunderson fed twenty-two month old Marshall a small amount of dinner, consisting of chicken, rice...

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