Legal Opinion
Jewell Williamson v. Jim Jones
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 5, 1991No. 90-1093PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.
Jewell Williamson appeals from a final order entered in the United States District Court 1 for the Eastern District of Missouri, adopting the report and recommendations of the United States Magistrate Judge 2 to deny his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1982). For reversal, appellant argues that (1) the evidence supporting his conviction for murder in the second degree was insufficient, (2) the state trial court failed to instruct the jury on his defense of excusable homicide, (3) the state trial court’s instruction on second degree murder…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Wainwright v. GoodeSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- William J. Baker v. Walter Leapley, Warden, South Dakota State Penitentiary Roger Tellinghuisen, Attorney General, State of South DakotaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
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