Legal Opinion
Benny Lee Willett v. A.L. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 12, 1994No. 93-2932PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Benny Lee Willett appeals the order of the District Court1 dismissing his petition for writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.
Willett was convicted in Arkansas state court of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. The jury found Wil-lett to be a habitual offender and he was sentenced to life in prison. In his direct appeal, Willett challenged the trial court’s finding that officers had probable cause to stop his vehicle, and thus legally to conduct a warrantless search of the vehicle and to seize the gun, drug paraphernalia, marijuana, and cocaine found…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Brecht v. AbrahamsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by50 opinions
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- Brian Miranda v. Blair J. LeibachCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
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