Legal Opinion
John Ameen Abdullah v. Larry Norris, Acting Director, Arkansas Department of Correction
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 18, 1994No. 93-1806PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HANSEN, Circuit Judge.
John Ameen Abdullah filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus to challenge his conviction for attempted capital murder. The district court, 1 before denying the petition, denied Abdullah’s motion for appointment of counsel. Abdullah appeals the denial of that motion. We affirm.
I
On the morning of July 19, 1988, Abdullah and Aulden Thomas robbed the Show Biz Pizza restaurant in North Little Rock, Arkansas. They held employees and prospective customers hostage for about two-and-one-half hours and forced an employee to open the safe at gunpoint. They escaped in a car,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Keeney v. Tamayo-ReyesSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Johnson v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
- Dobbs v. ZantSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Abdullah v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1990
- Thomas Henry Battle v. William Armontrout, Warden of Missouri State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by94 opinions
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- Swazo v. Wyoming Department of Corrections State Penitentiary WardenCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994
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