Legal Opinion
George Johnson v. James Mabry, Commissioner, Arkansas Department of Correction
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 8, 1985No. 81-2181PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.
George Johnson appeals from a final order entered in the District Court 1 for the Eastern District of Arkansas dismissing his petition for writ of habeas corpus. For reversal appellant argues that the district court erred in failing to shift to the state the burden of proof on the issue of prejudice. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm the order of the district court.
The underlying facts may be stated briefly as follows. In 1970 a family returned home to discover a burglary in progress. Shots were exchanged inside the house and the daughter was killed.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Sumner v. MataSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Mabry v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Roger Lee McQueen v. Harold R. Swenson, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
- Curtis Dale Morrow v. Robert F. Parratt, Jr., Warden, Nebraska Penal and Correctional ComplexCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by2 opinions
- State v. DomingusNebraska Supreme Court · 1990
- Neal v. GrammerDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 1991