Legal Opinion
Barnes v. Housewright
District Court, D. Nevada
Decided February 21, 1985No. CV-R-82-366-ECRPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
EDWARD C. REED, Jr., District Judge.
Carroll Eugene Barnes petitions this Court for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. In support of his petition Barnes alleges (1) ineffective assistance of counsel in that he had an irreconcilable conflict with appointed counsel and (2) lack of proof at trial that the weapon taken from him was a “firearm” within the meaning of NRS 202.360.
Barnes was tried by jury and convicted in state court on May 22, 1980, of robbery with a deadly weapon and possession of a firearm by an ex-felon. He appealed his conviction to the Nevada Supreme…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Barnes v. HousewrightCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Barnes v. HousewrightDistrict Court, D. Nevada · 1985