Legal Opinion
Jerry Erving, Sr. v. Maurice Sigler, Warden, Nebraska Penal Complex
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 6, 1969No. 19413PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
Jerry Erving was convicted by a jury on June 3, 1960, of the first degree murder of one Edward Ellis and was sentenced to life imprisonment by the District Court of Douglas County (Omaha), Nebraska. The Nebraska Supreme Court affirmed the conviction 1 and later affirmed the denial of a post-conviction petition. 2 Erving has since filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for Nebraska. Judge Van Pelt denied the petition and we affirm.
At the trial, the principal witness for the state was one Donald Williams, who himself confessed to…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Malloy v. HoganSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Linkletter v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Wilder v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
- Bridger v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
- Ohio v. PierceOhio Supreme Court · 1980
- Huffman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1970
- Cannito v. SiglerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
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