Legal Opinion
Guss Maggitt v. Donald Wyrick, Warden, Missouri State Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 7, 1976No. 75-1779PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GIBSON, Chief Judge.
Petitioner, Guss Maggitt, appeals from the District Court’s 1 denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Maggitt contends that various trial errors unconstitutionally deprived him of a fair trial and that he should be granted relief from his state second degree murder conviction.
The facts of this case are not particularly significant since the primary dispute evolves around legal issues. However, certain relevant evidence will be noted for the purpose of presenting a factual overview of the matter.
On the evening of July 11, 1972, John Mems and…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- United States v. James H. BurksCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- United States of America Ex Rel. James Cannon v. James F. Maroney, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution, Pittsburgh, PaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1967
- Robert Muller Taylor v. State of MinnesotaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by80 opinions
- Lewis C. Wallace v. A.L. Lockhart, Director of Arkansas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
- State v. LagasseSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1980
- Arlester E. Scott v. Jim Jones and William L. WebsterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
- Cramer v. FahnerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Zemina v. SolemDistrict Court, D. South Dakota · 1977
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