Legal Opinion
Melvin Dukes v. A.L. Lockhart, Director Arkansas Department of Correction
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 6, 1985No. 84-2222-EAPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLLINSON, Senior District Judge.
Melvin Dukes appeals from the district court’s 1 denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. In his petition he raised the following grounds for relief: (1) his conviction was based on evidence obtained by an illegal search and seizure; (2) his conviction violated the double jeopardy clause of the United States Constitution; (3) improper elaboration by the prosecutor about the identification procedure; and that (4) his right to a speedy trial was denied. The district court determined that the appellant was not entitled to…
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