Albert Woodfox v. Charles Foti

KING, Circuit Judge:

On June 8, 2015, the district court granted Petitioner-Appellee Abert Woodfox an unconditional writ of habeas corpus, barring the State of Louisiana from prosecuting him for the third time for a 1972 murder. The district court reasoned that Woodfox’s case presented “exceptional circumstances” that cast doubt on the ability of the State to give Woodfox a fair retrial. The State now appeals, challenging the district court’s grant of an unconditional writ. We conclude that this case does not *642involve an irremediable constitutional violation or “exceptional circumstances”…