Legal Opinion
Darrell Chandler, Jr. v. Bill Armontrout
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 17, 1991No. 90-1784PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
Darrell Chandler, Jr., appeals from the judgment of the district court 1 denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1988). The district court adopted the report and recommendation of the magistrate judge. 2 Chandler asserts . that the district court erred in denying his ineffective assistance of counsel claims and in failing to hold an evidentiary hearing before addressing the ineffectiveness claims. We affirm.
1. BACKGROUND
On March 10, 1986, Chandler entered an Alford plea of guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to life…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Leonard Marvin Laws v. Bill ArmontroutCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
- Lewis C. Wallace v. A.L. Lockhart, Director of Arkansas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
- Nevail Mitchell v. Donald WyrickCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
- State v. ChandlerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1985
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- William Culkin v. James D. Purkett Jeremiah Nixon, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
- Delbert Wilkins v. Iowa, State of Attorney General of State of IowaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
- Boyd Huls v. A.L. LockhartCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
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