Legal Opinion
Hillum Safat Qital Abdullah, Also Known as Tommie Lee West v. Michael Groose
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 24, 1995No. 94-1783PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.
Michael Groose, Superintendent of the State of Missouri’s Jefferson City Correctional Center, appeals from the district court’s1 order granting Hillum Safat Qital Abdullah a writ of habeas corpus ordering Abdullah be released unless the State takes steps within ninety days of disposition of this appeal to provide Abdullah a new trial. Ab-dullah is currently serving a five year sentence for his conviction of unlawful use of a weapon. Mo.Rev.Stat. § 571.030.1(1) (1986). At his state court trial, Abdullah elected to represent himself. Because of an earlier…
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