Legal Opinion
Monroe v. Butler
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided June 28, 1988No. Civ. A. 83-6277PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND REASONS
FELDMAN, District Judge.
Ronald S. Monroe, a- prisoner on death row at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, Louisiana, is before the Court once again. Monroe urges this Court to order the State of Louisiana to grant him a new trial. The Court finds that Monroe is not entitled to such an order in this instance. The request is DENIED, and Monroe’s habeas petition is DISMISSED.
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Procedural Background
On January 23, 1980, Ronald Monroe was convicted of the first degree murder of Lenora Collins by a New Orleans jury. Since that time, the case has progressed through a maze of…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Monroe v. ButlerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988