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972004P.pdf 08/07/1998 Marion A. Pruett v. Larry Norris
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 97-2004
and No: 97-2236
Eastern District of Arkansas
State habeas; District court erred in granting
habeas relief on claim of prejudicial pre-trial
publicity; delay between crime and trial
and careful examination of jurors led to
selection of impartial jury; admission of
hypnotically refreshed testimony at sentencing
was harmless; death sentence reinstated.