Legal Opinion
Hulsey v. Sargent
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 12, 1987No. Nos. 85-1796, 85-1797PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Chief Judge.
In 1975 Dewayne Hulsey was convicted in the Arkansas state courts of felony murder and was sentenced to death. Hulsey v. State, 261 Ark. 449, 549 S.W.2d 73 (1977) (en banc). The federal district court1 in 1981 vacated Hulsey’s sentence on the basis of Witherspoon v. Illinois, 391 U.S. 510, 88 S.Ct. 1770, 20 L.Ed.2d 776 (1968), and Adams v. Texas, 448 U.S. 38, 100 S.Ct. 2521, 65 L.Ed.2d 581 (1980), and in 1985 denied relief on all other claims. Hulsey v. Sargent, No. PB-C-81-2 (E.DArk. April 30, 1985).
In its order vacating Hulsey’s death sentence, the federal district court…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Steven R. Wycoff v. Crispus Nix, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
- United States v. Charles Lloyd Patterson, Sr.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
- Arthur Lee Ford v. William ArmontroutCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
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