Legal Opinion
Roland Roussell v. Larry Jeane, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 28, 1988No. 86-3352PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner-appellant Roland Roussell shot his wife and was convicted of manslaughter by a Louisiana jury. The district court denied Roussell’s petition for the writ of habeas corpus, and we affirm.
Facts and Proceedings Below
In describing the crime, we quote from the Louisiana Supreme Court opinion affirming Roussell’s conviction and sentence, State v. Roussel, 1 424 So.2d 226, 227-28 (La.1982):
“[On November 28, 1980] Roland Rous-sel[l] ... fatally shot his wife, Dara Ann Roussel[l]. Although they had been married only four months, they had separated on several occasions…
2Cases cited51 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- United States v. TuckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Mayes v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1992
- Hentz v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1989
- United States v. Harry Edward SingletonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- State v. ColemanLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2000
- United States v. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
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