Russell Hadley v. Michael Groose

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

The State of Missouri appeals the district court’s 1 order granting Russell Hadley’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. We affirm.

I

In the early morning hours of December 11, 1985, Hazel Smith, an elderly resident of a trailer park in Webb City, Missouri, awoke to find a man with a knife standing beside her bed. The man blindfolded Mrs. Smith with her pajamas and then sodomized her. He also robbed her of a small amount of personal property and cash.

On the morning of December 15, 1985, Mrs. Smith awoke to hear someone attempting to force…