Legal Opinion
Seth E. Blackwell, Sr. v. Charles L. Wolff, Jr., Warden
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 24, 1972No. 71-1133PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
The petitioner was convicted of second degree murder in a Nebraska state court. His conviction was affirmed on appeal to the Supreme Court of Nebraska. State v. Blackwell, 184 Neb. 121, 165 N.W.2d 730 (1969). He then petitioned for habeas corpus in the federal district court. The petitioner now appeals from an order denying his petition and dismissing it with prejudice.
The petitioner has two principal contentions: (1) that the trial judge erred in seating the petitioner, at his attorney’s request, between two guards approximately ten feet behind the counsel table; and…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Picard v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Harold B. Dorman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- United States of America Ex Rel. Augustine Bagley v. Honorable J. E. Lavallee, as Warden of Clinton State Prison, Dannemora, New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
- Linver Jenkins v. Preston L. Fitzberger, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Allan Frank Davis v. Jerry Campbell, Acting WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
- Maurice Purnell v. Missouri Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- Lonnie Ray Franklin v. Donald Wyrick, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- Holloway v. WolffDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 1972
- United States of America Ex Rel. Leroy Charles Lockett v. Illinois Parole and Pardon BoardCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
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