Legal Opinion
Eric Clemmons v. Paul Delo
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 7, 1997No. 96-1086PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Chief Judge.
In 1987, Eric Clemmons was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of a fellow inmate at the Missouri State Penitentiary. Exculpatory evidence was apparently withheld from Clemmons by the State prior to his trial. In addition, evidence that was important to the State’s ease came in by deposition, raising serious issues under the Confrontation Clause. After exhausting his state remedies, Clemmons filed this petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri. While the District Court agreed that…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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