Legal Opinion
John A. Knox, Jr. v. State of Iowa
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 23, 1997No. 96-3736PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANE E. MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
John A. Knox, Jr. was convicted of first degree murder and first degree sexual abuse, in violation of Iowa Code §§ 707.2(1), 707.2(2), 709.1(1), and 709.2, and was sentenced to two concurrent terms of life imprisonment. After the Iowa Supreme Court affirmed his convictions on direct appeal and his application for postconviction relief was denied in state court, he filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, and now appeals from its denial by the district court. 1 The certificate of appeal-ability focuses on two issues: whether his…
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