Harris v. Warden La St Pen

Revised September 8, 1998 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 96-31220 ARCHIE HARRIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, versus WARDEN, LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARY, Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana August 24, 1998 Before GARWOOD, DUHÉ and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges. GARWOOD, Circuit Judge: Plaintiff-appellant Archie Harris (Harris) appeals the district court’s denial of habeas corpus relief as to his Louisiana attempted second degree murder conviction. Harris raises two issues: (1) an erroneous jury instruction…