Legal Opinion
Hillum Safat Qital Abdullah, Also Known as Tommie Lee West v. Michael Groose
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 31, 1996No. 94-1783PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAGILL, Circuit Judge.
Michael Groose, Superintendent of the State of Missouri’s Jefferson City Correctional Center (the State), appeals the district court’s grant of a writ of habeas corpus to Hillum Safat Qital Abdullah. Because we believe that Abdullah is proeedurally barred from obtaining habeas relief on the Sixth Amendment claim, we reverse.
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This § 2254 habeas corpus appeal stems from Abdullah’s conviction in Missouri state court for unlawful use of a weapon in violation of Mo.Rev.Stat. § 571.030.1(1) (1986). At his state court trial, Abdullah was originally represented by the public…
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