Case Name: Ellen McDaniel FLOOD, Petitioner-Appellee, v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, Through its Attorney General, William J. GUSTE, Jr., Respondent-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1977-01-13
Citations: 545 F.2d 460
Docket Number: No. 76-2453
Parties: Ellen McDaniel FLOOD, Petitioner-Appellee, v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, Through its Attorney General, William J. GUSTE, Jr., Respondent-Appellant.
Judges: Before COLEMAN, AINSWORTH and INGRAHAM, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 545
Pages: 460–460

Head Matter:
Ellen McDaniel FLOOD, Petitioner-Appellee, v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, Through its Attorney General, William J. GUSTE, Jr., Respondent-Appellant.
No. 76-2453.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Jan. 13, 1977.
James L. Alcock, Houma, La., for respondent-appellant.
J. Michael Small, Alexandria, La., for petitioner-appellee.
Before COLEMAN, AINSWORTH and INGRAHAM, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
In this case the District Court granted habeas corpus relief on Fourth Amendment grounds. However, the issue of Fourth Amendment rights in this murder conviction was fully heard, considered and decided by the state court, State v. Flood, 301 So.2d 637 (La., 1974).
Consequently, the judgment of the District Court is reversed and the cause remanded, with directions to dismiss the complaint, Stone v. Powell, - U.S. -, 96 S.Ct. 3037, 49 L.Ed.2d 1067 (1976); George v. Blackwell, 5 Cir., 1976, 537 F.2d 833.
REVERSED and REMANDED, with instructions.