Legal Opinion
Edward v. Lawrence v. Bill Armontrout
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 2, 1992No. 91-2082PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.
The State of Missouri appeals the district court’s order granting Edward V. Lawrence’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. We remand for reconsideration of Lawrence’s claim of ineffective assistance of counsel.
I. BACKGROUND
Lawrence was convicted in the Circuit Court of St. Louis County, Missouri, of capital murder and murder in the first degree. He was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for fifty years on the capital murder charge and to a consecutive life sentence on the first degree murder charge. His…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Leonard Marvin Laws v. Bill ArmontroutCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
- Edward v. Lawrence v. Bill ArmontroutCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
- State v. LawrenceMissouri Court of Appeals · 1985
- Lawrence v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1988
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- Larry Griffin v. Paul DeloCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
- Emmett C. Nave v. Paul K. Delo, Emmett C. Nave v. Paul K. Delo, Emmett C. Nave v. Paul K. DeloCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
- Edward v. Lawrence v. Bill M. ArmontroutCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
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