Legal Opinion
Byron Morales v. John F. Ault
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 7, 2007No. 05-4021PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Byron Morales petitions the Court for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (2000). He challenges his 1997 Iowa state court conviction for first-degree murder, which was upheld by the Iowa Court of Appeals on direct appeal and in post-conviction proceedings. Morales asserts two grounds for habeas relief: (1) he received ineffective assistance of trial counsel in violation of the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution and (2) the state failed to disclose potentially exculpatory evidence in violation of Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 83 S.Ct.…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Strickler v. GreeneSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
- Evitts v. LuceySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by14 opinions
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