United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
F I L E D
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
July 17, 2006
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
_____________________ Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
No. 04-30648
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LIONEL E. LEWIS,
Petitioner - Appellant,
versus
BURL CAIN, WARDEN, LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARY,
Respondent - Appellee.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Louisiana
USDC No. 2:03-CV-1067
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Before JOLLY, PRADO, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
This appeal of the District Court’s denial of habeas corpus
was limited to the issue of whether the state prosecutor
substantially interfered with petitioner’s right to call a
confidential informant as a defense witness. Petitioner failed to
present this claim properly to the state court. Failure to exhaust
state remedies bars federal habeas relief. Whitehead v. Johnson,
157 F.3d 384, 387 (5th Cir. 1998). Therefore, the judgment of the
District Court is
AFFIRMED.
*
Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.