Legal Opinion
James Milus Weaver v. Orville B. Pung
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 12, 1991No. 89-5527PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENSON, Senior District Judge.
James Weaver appeals the district court’s 1 denial of his petitions for writs of habeas corpus for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
Weaver was convicted in state court on one count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct. 2 On June 21, 1985, he was sentenced to imprisonment for a term of forty-three months. Post-conviction relief was sought and denied in state court. Weaver v. State, 408 N.W.2d 200 (Minn.Ct.App.1987). Weaver then sought relief in United States District Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.
Weaver’s petitions for writs of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Maleng v. CookSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Danny Clark CROSS, Appellant, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
- Doyle J. Williams v. Honorable Ronald R. McKenzieCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
- Vincente Gatica Startti v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- State v. WeaverCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1986
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3Cited by49 opinions
- Isaac Edward Allen v. Denis D. Dowd and William L. WebsterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
- United States Ex Rel. Gonzalez v. DeTellaDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1998
- Norlander v. PlaskyDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1997
- Assaad-Faltas v. University of South CarolinaDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1997
- Michael Nichols v. Michael BowersoxCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
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