Legal Opinion

Mark Andrew Harrington v. State of Iowa

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided April 25, 1997No. 96-1232PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

The State of Iowa appeals from the district court’s grant of Mark Andrew Harrington’s petition for habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. We reverse.

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In the early morning hours of February 20, 1982, Larry Johnson was stabbed to death outside a residence at 205 Rebecca Street in Sioux City. Mark Kemp was stabbed inside the residence and survived his wounds. Christina Nieman, who was also inside the residence, was injured as well. Harrington, who admitted the stabbings to both his sister and police officers shortly after the event, was arrested and charged with the…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Brecht v. AbrahamsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Donnelly v. DeChristoforoSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. Delaware v. FenstererSupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. United States v. Bruce A. Beckman, United States of America v. Thomas KellyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000
  2. Bryan Kirby Barrett, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Gerardo Acevedo, Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
  3. John Middleton v. Don Roper, 1Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
  4. United States v. DaleCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
  5. United States v. OaksCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010

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