Legal Opinion
Jimmie L. Weekley v. Jimmy Jones
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 4, 1991No. 89-2909PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge.
Jimmie Lee Weekley appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. He claims: (1) his jury was unconstitutional under Duren v. Missouri, 439 U.S. 357, 99 S.Ct. 664, 58 L.Ed.2d 579 (1979) (Missouri system of juror selection systematically excludes women in violation of the sixth amendment); (2) his counsel was ineffective for failing to raise the Du-ren issue at trial or as soon thereafter as practicable; and (3) his counsel was ineffective for advising him to withdraw a not guilty by reason of insanity plea given conflicting evidence…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Dusky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Duren v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Larry Wayne v. Missouri Board of Probation and Parole Paul CaspariCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
- Jimmie L. Weekley v. Jimmie JonesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
- Jimmie L. Weekley v. Jimmie JonesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
- Transamerica Commercial Finance Corp. v. Brucker (In Re Brucker)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. North Dakota · 1993
- Jimmie L. Weekley v. Jimmie JonesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
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