Legal Opinion
Rodney Williams v. A.L. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 21, 1989No. 88-1096PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
This is a petition for habeas corpus brought by Rodney D. Williams, a prisoner in state custody, under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The District Court 1 dismissed the petition on the ground that it was barred by a procedural default committed by Williams during post-conviction proceedings in the state courts. We affirm.
Williams has been convicted of burglary and theft by receiving. Initially, sentences were suspended, but in 1983 the suspended sentences were revoked, and Williams was committed to prison. No direct appeal was filed, either at the time of the initial convictions, or…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Harris v. ReedSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Larry Doby Smittie v. A.L. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Dept. Of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
- Miguel Angel Vasquez v. A.L. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1987
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Wilkins v. BowersoxDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1996
- Steven Douglas Hill v. A. L. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
- Richardson v. MillerDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1989
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