Legal Opinion
Kevin Richard Johnson v. Crispus C. Nix
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 3, 1985No. 84-1698PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAGG, Circuit Judge.
Following a nonjury trial, Kevin Johnson was convicted of the first degree murder of his infant son, Kevin, Jr. His conviction was affirmed by the Iowa Supreme Court, State v. Johnson, 318 N.W.2d 417 (Iowa 1982). Johnson subsequently filed a habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. In his petition, Johnson asserts that incriminating statements made by him and admitted into evidence were made in violation of his fifth and sixth amendment right to counsel and thus should have been suppressed. Johnson also asserts that pervasive media coverage surrounding his case…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Harrington v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Brewer v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Marshall v. LonbergerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Donald Wayne Howard v. Orville Pung, Commissioner of Corrections and Frank Wood, Warden, Oak Park Heights FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
- United States v. Milford Eugene SladerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
- David Stidum v. Myrna TrickeyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
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