Legal Opinion

Roesevelt Hayes v. A.L. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of Corrections

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided July 9, 1985No. 84-2092PublishedCited by 67 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COLLINSON, District Judge.

Roesevelt Hayes, an inmate presently confined at an Arkansas state prison, appeals the district court’s final judgment, No. PB-C-82-81 (E.D.Ark., June 6, 1984) (unpublished), denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1982). Mr. Hayes and his co-defendant, Beverly Lewis, were convicted of first degree murder by a jury in Pulaski County Circuit Court on January 31, 1977. The victim was Loretta McGowan, a woman sharing an apartment with Hayes and Lewis. Following a heated discussion about apartment expenses on October 12, 1976, Lewis,…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. United States v. CronicSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. Engle v. IsaacSupreme Court of the United States · 1982

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3Cited by67 opinions

  1. Betty Lou Beets v. Wayne Scott, Director Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
  2. David Lee Starr v. A.L. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
  3. Emmett C. Nave v. Paul K. Delo, Emmett C. Nave v. Paul K. Delo, Emmett C. Nave v. Paul K. DeloCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
  4. Robert Driscoll v. Paul Delo, Robert Driscoll v. Paul DeloCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
  5. Alan Bannister v. Bill Armontrout Attorney General of the State of MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993

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