Wright v. Ieyoub
Wright v. Ieyoub
Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 95-31285 Summary Calendar
HILTON JOSEPH WRIGHT,
Petitioner-Appellant,
versus
RICHARD P. IEYOUB, Attorney General, State of Louisiana; BURL CAIN, Acting Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary,
Respondents-Appellees.
- - - - - - - - - - Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana USDC No. 95-CV-1225-D - - - - - - - - - - October 24, 1996 Before GARWOOD, JOLLY and STEWART, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Hilton Wright, #97085, appeals the district court’s judgment
denying his petition for habeas corpus relief. Wright contends
that testimony at his state-court trial regarding an uncounseled
lineup was erroneously admitted; that photographic identification
procedures in his case were impermissibly suggestive; and that
this court should consider an affidavit sworn by Simon Duplessis.
* Pursuant to Local Rule 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in Local Rule 47.5.4. No. 95-31285 - 2 -
We have reviewed the record and the briefs of the parties
and we find no reversible error. We affirm the disposition of
Wright’s contention regarding the uncounseled lineup for
essentially the reasons relied on by the district court. See
Wright v. Ieyoub, No. 95-CV-1225-D (E.D. La. Nov. 22, 1995).
Wright’s contention that the photographic lineup displays in the
case were unduly suggestive is conclusional; his contention does
not raise a constitutional issue. See Koch v. Puckett,
907 F.2d 524, 530(5th Cir. 1990). Finally, Wright has not shown that
Duplessis’s statement was not reasonably available to him during
his state-court proceedings. See Townsend v. Sain,
372 U.S. 293, 317(1963).
AFFIRMED.
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