Register v. Thaler, No. 10-10766 (5th Cir. 2012)
Annotate this CasePetitioner was convicted of possession or transportation of anhydrous ammonia, a chemical used in manufacturing methamphetamine, in a container or receptacle not designed or manufactured for the storage or transport of anhydrous ammonia. The district court subsequently granted defendant habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. 2254 because the reporter for the state trial court lost her notes, impairing resolution of the prisoner's challenges to his conviction. The court was persuaded that the district court could likely have reconstructed an adequate record and vacated the grant of relief, remanding for further proceedings.
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