Legal Opinion

Reginald Country v. Robert Parratt, Warden, Willie Franklin v. State of Nebraska, Robert F. Parratt, Warden

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 4, 1982No. 81-1764, 81-1808PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LAY, Chief Judge.

Reginald Country and Willie Franklin bring these appeals from the denial of con solidated petitions for a writ of habeas corpus. Judge Robert V. Denney denied Franklin’s petition, but, in order to give the parties an opportunity to present evidence, preserved his challenge to the constitutionality of the Nebraska forcible rape statute. The case was subsequently consolidated with Country’s petition which also challenged the constitutionality of the statute. Subsequently Chief Judge Warren K. Ur-bom denied relief under both petitions. These appeals followed. We affirm; our…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Engle v. IsaacSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Tollett v. HendersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Craig v. BorenSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Personnel Administrator of Mass. v. FeeneySupreme Court of the United States · 1979

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. United States v. Kenneth Huie DavisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
  2. United States v. HiltonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1989
  3. United States v. Charles Loyd Lemons, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
  4. Mario R. Liberta v. Walter R. Kelly, Superintendent, Attica Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
  5. William Edward Sodders v. Robert Parratt and Paul DouglasCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982

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