Legal Opinion
Paul Ruiz v. Larry Norris, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, Earl Van Denton v. Larry Norris, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 3, 1997No. 94-3402EA, 94-3403EAPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Chief Judge.
In Ruiz v. Norris, 71 F.3d 1404 (8th Cir.1995), we upheld death sentences imposed on Paul Ruiz and Earl Van Denton for capital murder. The Supreme Court denied certiorari on November 4, 1996. — U.S. -, 117 S.Ct. 384, 136 L.Ed.2d 301. Executions have been set for January 8, 1997. The petitioners have now moved to recall our mandate in order to permit them to contend that a decision of the Supreme Court of Arkansas, handed down after our decision, so changes the state-law basis of their convictions as to render their death sentences invalid under the Eighth…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Perry v. LockhartCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
- Chuck Lee Mathenia v. Paul DeloCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
- Paul Ruiz v. Larry Norris, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, Earl Van Denton v. Larry Norris, Director, Arkansas Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
- Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1996
- James Dean Walker v. A.L. Lockhart, Superintendent of the Arkansas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- United States v. George Lemark PattonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2002
- Samuel Lee McDonald v. Michael BowersoxCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
- Alley v. BellDistrict Court, W.D. Tennessee · 2000
- Earl Van Denton and Paul Ruiz v. Larry Norris, Director, Arkansas Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
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