Legal Opinion
Melvin Martin v. Robert Parratt, Warden, Nebraska Penal Complex
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 26, 1977No. 76-1490PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENSON, Circuit Judge.
Melvin Martin, an inmate of the Nebraska Penal Complex, appeals from the district court’s 1 denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.
In 1972 Martin was convicted by a jury in the District Court of Adams County, Nebraska, of the offense of receiving stolen copper of a value in excess of $100 and of being an habitual criminal. He was sentenced to 17 years imprisonment as an habitual criminal. On direct appeal to the Supreme Court of Nebraska, Martin’s conviction was affirmed. State v. Martin, 190 Neb. 212, 206 N.W.2d 856…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Oyler v. BolesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Judson Edgar Holt v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1962
- Ford v. BoegerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Burt Beavers v. A.L. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- Martin v. LeveretteWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1978
- Government of the Virgin Islands v. Harrigan, HugoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
- Sandy Patrick Kerns v. Robert F. Parratt, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
- Monroe Brown v. Robert Parratt, Warden, Nebraska Penal and Correctional ComplexCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
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