Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Norris
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 8, 2008No. 07-3058PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.
Stacey Eugene Johnson was convicted of the murder of Carol Heath and sentenced to death in 1994. The Supreme Court of Arkansas reversed the conviction, see Johnson v. Arkansas, 326 Ark. 430, 934 S.W.2d 179 (Ark.1996) (“Johnson /”), and the case was retried. Johnson was again convicted and sentenced to death, and a divided Supreme Court of Arkansas affirmed. Johnson v. Arkansas, 342 Ark. 186, 27 S.W.3d 405 (Ark.2000) (“Johnson II”). After the state circuit court denied Johnson’s petitions for post-conviction re lief, the Supreme Court of Arkansas affirmed in part, but…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Ring v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- Heilman v. WaldronDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 2012
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