Legal Opinion

William Lloyd Hill v. A.L. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided January 31, 1990No. 88-2237PublishedCited by 57 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

William Lloyd Hill, a state prisoner serving a 35-year sentence, brings this petition for habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. *1010The District Court1 granted relief, ordering that Hill be released unless the State affords him a trial. A panel of this Court affirmed, and we then granted the State's petition for rehearing with suggestions for rehearing en bane, thus vacating the panel opinion.

We now affirm, adopting the reasoning contained in the panel decision. Hill v. Lockhart, 877 F.2d 698 (1989). The District Court did not abuse its discretion in hearing Hill's second…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. William Lloyd Hill v. A.L. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
  3. Roulette Blair v. Daniel J. McCarthyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989

3Cited by57 opinions

  1. Pratt v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
  2. Bruce E. Holloway v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
  3. United States v. Peter Arvanitis, Stanley Peters, John Yannakis, Perikles Panagiotaros, and Robert RichardsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
  4. Segura v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2001
  5. Herbert H. Dellenbach v. Craig A. HanksCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996

52 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API