Legal Opinion
Glennon Paul Sweet v. Paul Delo, Superintendent, Potosi Correctional Center
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 9, 1997No. 96-2581PublishedCited by 167 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Glennon Sweet, a prisoner on Missouri’s death row, appeals from the judgment of the District Court 1 denying his petition for habeas corpus. We affirm.
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On February 8, 1987, Sweet sped past Trooper Russell Harper of the Missouri State Highway Patrol on a highway outside of Springfield, Missouri. Harper turned on his signal lights and gave chase, following Sweet as he turned onto a side road. After Sweet stopped and opened the door of his truck, Harper slowly drove up behind him. Sweet jumped out of the truck, aimed his semi-automatic assault rifle at the trooper’s car,…
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