Legal Opinion
Sones v. Hargett
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 21, 1995No. 93-07646PublishedCited by 201 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner-appellant Glendle Ray Sones (Sones) appeals the district court’s denial of his section 2254 petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.
Facts and Proceedings Below
Following a March 1980 bench trial in Mississippi state court, Sones was convicted of burglary and, pursuant to the state’s habitual offender statute, sentenced to life in prison without parole. 1 Miss.Code Ann. § 99-19-83 (1994). At sentencing, the state called B.C. Ruth (Ruth), a former records custodian for the Mississippi Department of Corrections, to prove up the prior convictions that were…
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