Legal Opinion
Larry Doby Smittie v. A.L. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Dept. Of Correction
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 31, 1988No. 87-1729PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge.
Smittie’s habeas corpus petition was dismissed for failing to exhaust Arkansas’s post conviction remedies. We affirm.
Smittie was convicted of aggravated robbery and interference with a law enforcement officer. The Arkansas Supreme Court affirmed the convictions. Without pursuing state post-conviction remedies, Smittie filed a habeas petition that asserted grounds for relief never presented to a state court.
The district court 2 gave Smittie the opportunity to explain why his claims were never raised before an Arkansas court. Smittie replied that he has a…
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