Legal Opinion
Lockett v. Puckett
District Court, S.D. Mississippi
Decided December 16, 1997No. CIV. A. 3:94-CV-658BNPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
BARBOUR, District Judge.
This cause is before the Court on the Petitioner’s Motion to Alter or Amend Judgment Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 59(e).1 Having considered the Motion, the Response of the Respondent (hereinafter “the State”), the Rebuttal and all applicable legal authorities, the Court finds that the Motion is well taken and should be granted.
I. Factual Background and Procedural History
The detailed facts of this case are contained in the October 16, 1997, Opinion and Order issued by this Court and will not be reiterated here. Lockett v. Puckett, 980 *1021F.Supp. 201 (S.D.Miss.…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Estelle v. McGuireSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Fisher v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
- Milton Eugene Cupit v. John P. Whitley, Warden, Louisiana State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
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