Legal Opinion
Parker v. Parratt
District Court, D. Nebraska
Decided January 6, 1981No. Civ. 78-L-30, 78-L-31PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENNEY, District Judge.
NATURE OF THE CASE
The petitioners, Willis Parker and Arm-stead Pierce, seek writs of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254; They allege that their Sixth Amendment rights were infringed when they were jointly tried and convicted in state court, where they were represented by the same court-appointed attorney. The gist of petitioners’ claim for relief is that they were denied effective assistance of counsel because of a conflict of interest on the part of their attorney.
FACTS AND BACKGROUND
Petitioners Parker and Pierce were arrested as suspects in connection with an…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Holloway v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- State v. DavisArizona Supreme Court · 1973
- United States v. Donald Charles HachCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- Pisa v. StreeterDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1980
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Parker v. ParrattCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- Honneus v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1981
- Walker v. GarringtonDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1981
- Williams v. ArmontroutDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1987
- Willis Parker v. Robert F. Parratt, Warden, Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex, Armstead Pierce v. Robert F. Parratt, Warden, Nebraska Penal and Correctional ComplexCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981