Legal Opinion
John David Pruitt v. Vernon Housewright, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 9, 1980No. 80-1060PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENLEY, Circuit Judge.
The district court1 denied John D. Pruitt’s petition for writ of habeas corpus, and he appeals claiming the district court erred (1) in denying his application for a certificate of probable cause,2 and (2) by failing to grant him an evidentiary hearing.
In 1969 Pruitt was jury tried and convicted in state court of raping his eight year old sister-in-law. He was sentenced to life imprisonment and no appeal was taken from that judgment.3
*852The instant petition, filed in the district court August 20, 1979, alleged Pruitt was entitled to relief because of newly discovered…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Hubert M. Morris v. D. W. Wyrick, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
- Earl William Toler, Jr. v. Donald W. Wyrick, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
- Edward Parton v. Donald Wyrick, Warden John Ashcroft, Attorney General, State of MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- David O. Hampton v. Donald Wyrick, Warden, John Ashcroft, Attorney General, State of MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Bobby Ray Speedy v. Donald W. Wyrick, Warden, Missouri State Penitentiary John Ashcroft, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
- Nevail Mitchell v. Donald WyrickCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
- Herbert O. Jensen v. Winston Satran, Warden, North Dakota State Penitentiary Edward Klecker, Director, Department of InstitutionsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- Byrd v. ArmontroutDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 1988
- Junior Clay Walker v. Herman S. Solem and Mark Meierhenry, Attorney General of the State of South DakotaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
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