Legal Opinion
Edward McDowell v. Walter Leapley, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 5, 1993No. 92-1339PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN SICKLE, Senior District Judge.
This case comes before this court on an appeal from an order by the District Court 1 denying Edward McDowell’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus. McDowell was convicted of first degree murder of his wife by a South Dakota court in 1984. He appealed that conviction and the South Dakota Supreme Court affirmed. State v. McDowell, 391 N.W.2d 661 (S.D.1986). McDowell then brought a petition for habeas relief in the state court, which was denied and the denial upheld in an appeal to the South Dakota Supreme Court.
McDowell v. Solem, 447 N.W.2d 646 (S.D.1989).…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Sumner v. MataSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- California v. BehelerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Lockhart v. McCreeSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Arlester E. Scott v. Jim Jones and William L. WebsterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by20 opinions
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