Legal Opinion

Terry Cox v. A.L. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided July 16, 1992No. 91-1481-EAPublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ELMO B. HUNTER, Senior District Judge.

Terry .Cox appeals from the district court’s 1 Memorandum Opinion and Order and Judgment denying his habeas corpus petition brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254.

Appellant Cox, an inmate of the Arkansas Department of Correction, petitioned the district court for the Eastern District of Arkansas for habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254. Cox argued for relief on grounds that his counsel was ineffective for advising him to plead guilty, despite a “winnable” speedy trial issue and that his guilty plea was not knowingly and voluntarily given. On…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Leonard Marvin Laws v. Bill ArmontroutCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
  5. Otis Darnell Thomas v. A.L. Lockhart, Director of Arkansas Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984

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3Cited by33 opinions

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  4. Elbert Whaley Jones v. Gary Jerrison, Parole Officer Cranston Mitchell, Board of Probation and Parole and the Attorney General of MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
  5. United States v. MizgalaCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2005

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