Legal Opinion
Jimmy Lee Gray v. Eddie Lucas, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 10, 1982No. 81-4018PublishedCited by 247 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Chief Judge:
Jimmy Lee Gray appeals from the district court’s order denying his petition for habeas corpus relief. We affirm.
I. Background
On June 25, 1976, Derissa Jean Scales, a three-year old girl, disappeared from her parents’ apartment in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Because Gray, who lived nearby, was the last person seen with Derissa, he was questioned by the police about her disappearance. Gray admitted to the police that he had taken Derissa for a ride in the country, stopped the car on a back road, talked with Derissa and touched her vaginal area. He claimed that Derissa then…
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3Cited by247 opinions
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