Legal Opinion
Dennis L. McKee v. Crispus C. Nix
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 14, 1993No. 92-2717PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.
Dennis McKee, serving a life sentence ■without parole for sexual abuse in the first degree, appeals from the district court’s 1 denial of his habeas corpus petition filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. We affirm.
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The facts giving rise to McKee’s conviction are fully set forth in an opinion of the Iowa Supreme Court, which affirmed McKee’s conviction on direct appeal. See State v. McKee, 312 N.W.2d 907 (Iowa 1981). Suffice it to say that the sexual abuse inflicted great pain and resulted in severe trauma to the victim.
McKee raised six grounds for relief in his federal…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Estelle v. McGuireSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Sumner v. MataSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Ponnapula v. SpitzerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2002
- Ponnapula v. SpitzerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2002
- Steven Parkus v. Paul K. DeloCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
- Jeffrey Zinzer v. State of IowaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
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