Legal Opinion
Frederick W. Turner v. Bill Armontrout, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 7, 1991No. 90-1595PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
Frederick W. Turner appeals from the district court’s denial of his pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1988). On appeal, Turner argues only that the state trial court erred in failing to properly instruct the jury on voluntary manslaughter, a lesser included offense of second-degree murder, of which Turner was convicted. Because we conclude that the sole claim presented by Turner does not present a constitutional question, we affirm.
Following a three-day jury trial in Lincoln County, Missouri, Turner was convicted of second-degree murder and…
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