Rubin R. Weeks v. Mike Bowersox
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
MAGILL, Circuit Judge.
Robin Weeks pled guilty in Missouri state court to charges of kidnaping and rape and was sentenced to concurrent terms of thirty years and life imprisonment. Although Weeks defaulted his postconvietion relief and was denied collateral relief in the Missouri state court, Weeks petitioned for federal habeas relief in the district court.1
The district court denied relief to Weeks without an evidentiary hearing, holding that Weeks defaulted on his federal habeas claims by failing to make a timely petition to the Missouri state court for postconvietion relief. The district…
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2Cases cited29 opinions
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Schlup v. DeloSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by99 opinions
- John W. Byrd, Jr. v. Terry L. Collins, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
- Glennon Paul Sweet v. Paul Delo, Superintendent, Potosi Correctional CenterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
- Weeks v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 2004
- Joseph Amrine v. Michael Bowersox, Superintendent, Potosi Correctional CenterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
- Craig Trussell v. Michael BowersoxCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
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