Legal Opinion
Earsel Larry Johnson v. Myrna Trickey
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 10, 1989No. 88-2716PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge.
In this appeal, Earsel Larry Johnson, a Missouri prisoner, challenges the district court’s final order denying his petition for writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. For reversal, Johnson argues that he is entitled to habeas corpus relief because (1) his conviction (for second degree burglary and stealing property valued in excess of $150.00) was obtained through the use of testimony known by the prosecution to have been perjured; (2) his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance in failing to discover that perjured testimony was used to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Hamling v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Jerry R. Poe v. Paul D. Caspari, Superintendent of the Algoa Correctional CenterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
- Bruce Kilgore v. Michael Bowersox and Jeremiah W. NixonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
- Darrell Chandler, Jr. v. Bill ArmontroutCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
- Shaffer v. BooneCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2001
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