Legal Opinion
Dennis Lamar v. L.W. Graves, Jr., Warden
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 17, 2003No. 02-2763PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
Dennis Lamar was convicted in state court of first degree murder and three counts of first degree robbery. After the state court denied Mr. Lamar’s appeal and his requests for post-conviction relief, he filed a petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court 1 denied his petition and he appealed. We affirm.
On the day of the robbery, Mr. Lamar told Thomas Gladson that he planned to rob a grocery store in Newton, Iowa, and asked him to be his driver. Mr. Gladson initially declined, but both of them then armed themselves and drove together to the store…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Bell v. ConeSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- United States v. James RichterCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- Robert Sanders v. Myrna Trickey, Superintendent, Missouri Eastern Correctional Center, and William L. Webster, Missouri Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by8 opinions
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