Legal Opinion
Evelyn Louise Long v. Hubert H. Humphrey, III
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 14, 1999No. 98-3409PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAGG, Circuit Judge.
Evelyn Louise Long appeals the denial of her petition for writ of habeas corpus. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1996). We reverse.
Long stabbed her husband during a quarrel. At Long’s state court jury trial, the main issue was whether Long acted in self-defense. Long’s husband testified Long attacked him without provocation as he sat in a chair. On the other 'hand, Long testified her husband pushed her roughly and she retreated to the kitchen, grabbed a knife, and stabbed her husband when he came after her. The prosecutor called a police officer to rebut Long’s testimony that her…
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