Legal Opinion
Eddie Brunson v. Gerald Higgins, Superintendent
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 9, 1983No. 82-1961PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Eddie Brunson appeals the district court’s 1 , 542 F.Supp. 216, denial of his petition for postconviction relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Brunson contends that his trial counsel was ineffective in failing to make a motion to disqualify the jury panel and in improperly putting into evidence Brunson’s prior convictions. Brunson further argues that he did not have the opportunity for full and fair litigation of his Fourth Amendment claims in state court. We affirm.
Brunson was convicted of burglary in the second degree and stealing in July 1976. Brunson was…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Stone v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Smith v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Taylor v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Duren v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Sumner v. MataSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Virgil F. Ryder v. Terry Morris, Superintendent, Moberly Training Center for MenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
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