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Atwell Junior Conner v. Calvin Auger, Warden

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided April 17, 1979No. 78-1350PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM..

Atwell Junior Conner appeals from the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Conner seeks relief from a life sentence imposed by an Iowa state court upon his conviction after a jury trial for the first-degree murder of Maureen Ann Connolly in Jones County, Iowa.

Conner took no part in the killing of Ms. Connolly, but, earlier that evening he had accompanied George Nowlin in the abduction and robbery of Ms. Connolly and her companion, Michael Servey. Nowlin killed Ms. Connolly about one hour after the robbery. Conner’s conviction rests upon the former…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Picard v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. United States v. Steven John AlexanderCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Anderson v. HarlessSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. James R. Brooks v. D.R. Scheib, City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
  3. Allan Frank Davis v. Jerry Campbell, Acting WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
  4. Conner v. StateSupreme Court of Iowa · 1985
  5. Fairchild v. LockhartDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1989

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