Legal Opinion
Groesbeck v. Warden, Nevada State Prison
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided April 25, 1984No. 14393PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
Some twenty-three years ago Robert James Groesbeck was convicted of first degree murder. He now seeks release on the ground that two jury instructions given at his trial were constitutionally impermissible.
Groesbeck’s petition for habeas corpus relief was filed in the district court on February 24, 1982. The petition was dismissed on the grounds that the instructions were harmless by reason of the overwhelming evidence of guilt against Groesbeck and because the long delay in seeking relief was unreasonable and prejudicial to the state’s ability to respond. We affirm the ruling of the…
3Cases cited2 opinions
- Engle v. IsaacSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Sanders v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
4Cited by28 opinions
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