Legal Opinion
Robert Favre v. C. Murray Henderson, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 16, 1972No. 71-3294PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
The State of Louisiana appeals from District Judge Alvin B. Rubin’s judgment granting Robert Favre’s application for a writ of habeas corpus. The district court determined that the admission of certain testimony at Favre’s state court trial denied Favre his right to be confronted with the witnesses against him and that the admission of the testimony was not harmless error. We affirm.
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Robert Favre and Walter Holley were jointly charged in Louisiana state court by bill of information with armed robbery. See LSA-R.S. 14:64. Before the trial, Holley escaped. Favre was tried…
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