Alberto Santiago Sanchez Defuentes v. Richard L. Dugger, Robert Butterworth

DUBINA, Circuit Judge:

The appellants, Richard L. Dugger and Robert Butterworth (hereinafter “Dug-ger”), appeal the grant by the United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, of appellee’s petition for writ of habeas corpus.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

Appellee, Alberto Santiago Sanchez De-Fuentes (“Santiago”), was involved in an automobile accident at 6:45 p.m. on March 25, 1987, which caused the death of Martha Widner. Accident investigators found Santiago’s Studebaker truck approximately seven feet into the victim’s lane.

Richard Widner, the victim’s fifteen year old son, testified that…