Legal Opinion
John Andrew Ward v. A.L. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Dept. Of Correction
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 9, 1988No. 87-1341PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSS, Senior Circuit Judge.
John Andrew Ward, an Arkansas state prisoner serving a thirty-year sentence for burglary and theft of property, appeals the denial of his pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He argues on appeal that there was insufficient evidence to support his burglary conviction. Ward also asserts, for the first time, that he was denied effective assistance of counsel at the trial court level and that he was wrongfully sentenced as a habitual offender. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.
In 1982, Ward, age 21, was charged by…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Patterson v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Johnson v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Woodby v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by20 opinions
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