Legal Opinion
James Frisco v. Frank Blackburn, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Respondents
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 21, 1986No. 84-3448PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT M. PARKER, District Judge:
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
This appeal is taken from the federal district court’s denial of James Frisco’s application for habeas corpus relief. For the purposes of this action, the following facts are relevant:
The robbery for which Frisco-was convicted occurred January 26, 1981; it was witnessed by one person — Andrew Washington, a driver for the Purolator Armored Car Company, who is also the only victim. Washington was returning to his armored car with two bags of cash and checks from a bank in a shopping center in eastern New Orleans. As he…
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