Legal Opinion
Murphy v. King
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 29, 2011No. 10-3845PublishedCited by 103 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENTON, Circuit Judge.
After his conviction in the Minnesota courts, John Patrick Murphy moved for federal habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court 2 denied relief, but granted a certificate of appealability on whether Murphy’s sentence violates the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition of cruel and unusual punishments. Having juris diction under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1291 and 2253, this court affirms.
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In 1994, Murphy was charged in two separate complaints with 35 counts of making terroristic threats, conspiracy to commit terroristic threats, criminal damage to property, and burglary. In what…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Picard v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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- Baldwin v. ReeseSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
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3Cited by103 opinions
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