Legal Opinion
Winford L. Stokes, Jr. v. William M. Armontrout, William L. Webster
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 9, 1988No. 86-2598PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Winford Stokes appeals the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. We affirm.
Stokes was convicted of capital murder in the Circuit Court of St. Louis County in October 1979. He was sentenced to death. The conviction was affirmed by the Missouri Supreme Court. State v. Stokes, 638 S.W.2d 715 (Mo.1982) (en banc). Petitioner then moved to vacate the judgment under Missouri Supreme Court Rule 27.26. 1 The St. Louis Circuit Court held an evidentiary hearing and denied petitioner’s motion. The Missouri Court of Appeals affirmed the…
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