Legal Opinion
John E. Winfield v. Don Roper, Superintendent
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 22, 2006No. 05-2478PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
John Winfield was convicted in Missouri state court of multiple counts of murder, assault, and armed criminal action and was sentenced to death. After his conviction and sentence were affirmed by the Mis souri Supreme Court on direct appeal, he moved for post conviction relief in the state circuit court. That motion was denied after an evidentiary hearing, and the Missouri Supreme Court affirmed. Win-field then petitioned the federal district court 1 for a writ of habeas corpus. The petition was denied, and Winfield was granted a certificate of appealability on three…
2Cases cited54 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Harris v. ReedSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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3Cited by84 opinions
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