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Burdine v. Johnson, No. 99-21034 (5th Cir.) (231 F.3d 950) (October 27, 2000) (Judge Rhesa Hawkins Barksdale)

Back in 1984, Calvin Burdine was convicted of capital murder for his participation in the stabbing death of his homosexual lover during a robbery. As is so common in America, the person who first stabbed the victim was Burdine’s accomplice, one Douglas McCreight, but he never faced the death penalty. ...

 

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