Legal Opinion
Billy Joe Edgemon v. A.L. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 17, 1985No. 84-2236PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
Billy Joe Edgemon appeals from the District Court’s dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He argues that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel, in violation of the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments, because of numerous errors committed by his trial counsel. We believe Edgemon’s claim that his counsel had a conflict of interest was sufficiently pleaded and should not have been dismissed as conclusory. We hold that Edgemon is entitled to an evidentiary hearing on this claim. We also remand for a hearing Edgemon’s claim that counsel should have…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Burt Beavers v. A.L. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- James McConico Jr. v. State of Alabama, John E. NagleCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- Frank Brown, Jr. v. A.L. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
- Byrd v. ArmontroutDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 1988
- United States v. Leslie Anthony Bluske, A/K/A Tony BluskeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
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