Legal Opinion
Clyde Jack Bass v. Crispus C. Nix, Clyde Jack Bass v. Crispus C. Nix
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 17, 1990No. 89-2375, 89-2490PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Senior Circuit Judge.
Clyde Jack Bass, an admitted thief, was convicted of the murder.of Billy Grimm. On habeas, Bass argued that his right to remain silent while in custody was violated at trial under Doyle v. Ohio, 42.6 U.S. 610, 96 S.Ct. 2240, 49 L.Ed.2d 91 (1976). The district court agreed. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
On the evening of June 11, 1978, the body of Billy Norman Grimm was pulled from a burning room at the Holiday Inn, Des Moines, by Arlan Main, a guest at the motel. 1 Main could not say precisely what time it was when he discovered the blaze, but he was sure that it was still…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Jenkins v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Greer v. MillerSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Fletcher v. WeirSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Anderson v. CharlesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- State v. DexterSupreme Court of Missouri · 1997
- Brecht v. AbrahamsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- United States v. Newman Lee WileyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
- Todd A. Brecht v. Gordon A. Abrahamson, Superintendent, Dodge Correctional InstitutionCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
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