Legal Opinion
Jimmy Lee Boykin v. Walter Leapley, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 1, 1994No. 93-1747PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
A jury convicted Jimmy Lee Boykin of first degree murder, kidnapping, and first degree robbery of DeWayne Jensen, and he was sentenced to twenty-five years in prison for the robbery and life in prison for the murder and kidnapping. After exhausting his state remedies, he filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in federal district court. 1 The district court denied the petition. Boy-kin is appealing from that denial, and argues that he is entitled to a new trial for seven reasons.
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Boykin was indicted for murder, kidnapping, and robbery along with Howard…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Remmer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
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3Cited by20 opinions
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