Legal Opinion
Robert C. Parker v. A. L. Lockhart
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 16, 1976No. 75--1719PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Per curiam
Robert C. Parker, an Arkansas state prisoner serving a life term for murder in the first degree, seeks relief from his conviction upon a guilty plea alleging that said plea was made involuntarily since Parker was taking Thorazine, a tranquilizing medi cation, at the time the state court accepted the guilty plea. 1
District Judge Warren K. Urbom of Nebraska, sitting by special assignment in the Eastern District of Arkansas, conducted a full hearing and denied Parker’s petition. We affirm.
The record shows that while awaiting disposition of criminal charges, Parker’s physician prescribed 200 mg.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- United States v. Leroy KendrickCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1964
- Joseph v. Malinauskas v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Kenneth H. Gunther v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
- Marcus Junior Clanton v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Parker v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1973
3Cited by1 opinion
- United States v. Cole, Reginald. Appeal of Reginald ColeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987