Legal Opinion
David Lee Brewer v. Warden Charles Wolff, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 20, 1976No. 75--1294PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GIBSON, Chief Judge.
Petitioner, David Lee Brewer, was convicted in the District Court of Douglas County, Nebraska, of possessing a firearm after having been previously convicted of a felony and of being an habitual criminal. His conviction was affirmed on direct appeal by the Supreme Court of Nebraska. State v. Brewer, 190 Neb. 667, 212 N.W.2d 90 (1973). Petitioner now appeals from the denial of his federal petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1970). His sole contention is that the firearm serving as the cornerstone of the State’s case was seized in an…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- State v. BensonNebraska Supreme Court · 1977
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