Legal Opinion
Brown v. Gunter
District Court, D. Nebraska
Decided January 8, 1987No. CV 85-L-663PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
LAY, Circuit Judge
sitting by special designation.
James Ray Brown, a Nebraska state prisoner, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus alleging that his conviction for second degree murder was obtained in violation of his constitutional rights. He asserts that he was denied effective assistance of counsel in the preparation and presentation of his defense and that he was convicted on insufficient evidence. Based upon all of the files, records, and proceedings herein, the petition is denied.
Background
On June 17, 1981, James Brown shot and killed Claud V. Spencer during an argument…
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