Redd v. State of Louisiana ex rel. Henderson

CLARK, Circuit Judge:

The State of Louisiana appeals from the District Court’s decision to grant Eugene Redd’s petition for habeas corpus relief. Redd was incarcerated pursuant to a Louisiana conviction for armed robbery. In February of 1968 Martin Mallet, a bar owner, was robbed of one hundred dollars at his place of business. Redd was arrested for the larceny two months later, solely because he was positively identified as the culprit by Lionel Green, a customer who had witnessed the crime. Redd’s jury trial resulted in a verdict of guilty. After his motion for a new trial was denied, Redd…