Legal Opinion
United States v. Kenneth Michael Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 7, 1978No. 78-1291PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Per curiam
Johnson, a federal prisoner convicted of armed robbery of a post office, seeks relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. His petition was denied by the District Court without a hearing and Johnson has taken this appeal.
The evidence at Johnson’s criminal trial is reviewed in this Court’s opinion affirming his conviction on direct appeal. United States v. Johnson, 540 F.2d 954 (8th Cir.), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 1025, 97 S.Ct. 647, 50 L.Ed.2d 628 (1976). The evidence showed that Johnson and two accomplices entered the Wellston, Missouri post office and obtained proceeds from postal operations at gun point…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- United States v. Joseph Ward EasterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- Houser v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
- Pat Pinnell v. Bill Cauthron, Sheriff of Sebastian County, ArkansasCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Kenneth Michael Johnson, United States of America v. Donald Roy GunnCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by13 opinions
- United States v. Abdullah Shabazz A/K/A Daniel ClincyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
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- Edward Parton v. Donald Wyrick, Warden John Ashcroft, Attorney General, State of MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- Knott v. MabryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
- Junior Clay Walker v. Herman S. Solem and Mark Meierhenry, Attorney General of the State of South DakotaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
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