Legal Opinion
Swindler v. Lockhart
District Court, E.D. Arkansas
Decided June 13, 1990No. PB-C-81-415PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
HENRY WOODS, District Judge.
Petitioner Swindler shot and killed Officer Randy Basnett of the Fort Smith, Arkansas police department on September 2, 1976. At the time, Swindler, a federal parolee, was wanted for the murder of a teenaged couple in South Carolina, a crime for which he was subsequently convicted. Swindler’s guilt is not open to question. Two eyewitnesses saw him gun down the officer, who did not pull his gun until after he was shot. Swindler was apprehended immediately after the occurrence. His vehicle contained four guns, a rifle scope and over 200 rounds of…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Penry v. LynaughSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Edward Charles Pickens v. A.L. Lockhart, Director, AdcCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
- Pickens v. LockhartDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1992