Legal Opinion
Anthony M. Dixon v. Dave Dormire
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 20, 2001No. 00-1215, 00-1907, 00-2047PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
HANSEN, Circuit Judge.
Anthony M. Dixon, George J.L. Barton, and Freddie C. Russell appeal district court orders denying their motions for ha-beas corpus relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. In each case, the district court found that the claims the petitioner raised were barred because the petitioner had not pursued them by seeking discretionary review before the state’s highest court. We reverse and remand for further consideration.
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A Missouri state court jury convicted Anthony Dixon of two counts of robbery in the first degree, forcible rape, forcible sodomy, and two counts of armed…
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- Anthony M. Dixon v. Dave Dormire, Superintendent, George J. L. Barton v. James Gammon, Freddie C. Russell v. Mike Kemna Jeremiah (Jay) Nixon, Attorney General State of MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001