Legal Opinion
Robert Eugene Lyle v. Donald Wyrick, Warden, Missouri State Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 16, 1977No. 76-1996PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENLEY, Circuit Judge.
Robert Eugene Lyle appeals from the district court 1 order denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. We affirm.
The case arises out of the July, 1971 killing of one Joetha K. Lewis that took place in Jackson County, Missouri. Petitioner was charged with the killing, was tried in the Circuit Court of Jackson County without a jury, was found guilty of first degree murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment. His conviction was affirmed on direct appeal. State v. Lyle, 511 S.W.2d 817 (Mo.1974).
On June 18, 1975 petitioner filed the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Hutto v. RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- LaVallee v. Delle RoseSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- United States of America Ex Rel. William Hayward v. Robert L. Johnson, Superintendent State Correctional Institution, Graterford, PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- Jeff Mobley Ex Rel. Andrew Jackson Ross v. Donald L. Meek, Sheriff of Johnson County, ArkansasCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- State v. LyleSupreme Court of Missouri · 1974
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Ronald Ray Brantley v. Dan v. McKaskle Acting Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Lyle v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1981
- Frank M. Miller, Jr. v. Peter J. Fenton, Superintendent, Rahway State Prison, Irwin I. Kimmelman, Attorney General, State of New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- Frank M. Miller, Jr. v. Peter J. Fenton, Superintendent, Rahway State Prison, Irwin I. Kimmelman, Attorney General, State of New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984