Legal Opinion
John Patrick Sullivan v. State of Minnesota
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 12, 1987No. 86-5074PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner John Patrick Sullivan challenges his Minnesota state conviction for first-degree intrafamilial sexual abuse, and seeks a writ of habeas corpus from this Court. The case was tried before a Minnesota district court sitting without a jury, and Sullivan was convicted of having anal intercourse with his four-year-old son. On appeal, the Minnesota Court of Appeals affirmed Sullivan’s conviction, State v. Sullivan, 360 N.W.2d 418 (Minn.Ct.App.1985), and the Minnesota Supreme Court denied further review. Having exhausted his state remedies, Sullivan petitioned for…
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