Legal Opinion
Roger Roy Nolan v. Bill Armontrout
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 19, 1992No. 91-2379PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Circuit Judge.
Roger Roy Nolan, who is serving a life sentence for killing a kidnap victim, appeals the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Nolan argues that the district court 1 erred in ruling that two of his habeas claims are procedurally barred and that ineffective assistance of counsel did not taint his guilty plea. We affirm.
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Following his conviction, Nolan unsuccessfully sought state post-conviction relief but failed to exhaust his state remedies as to two claims he seeks to raise in this federal habeas action, referred to as claim four and claim five. He raised…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Pennsylvania v. FinleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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3Cited by63 opinions
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- Mackall v. AngeloneCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1997
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