Legal Opinion
United States v. Keith D. Nelson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 22, 2003No. 02-1757_1PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HANSEN, Circuit Judge.
After pleading guilty to the kidnap, rape, and murder of ten-year-old Pamela Butler, Keith Dwayne Nelson was sentenced to death. He raises numerous arguments on appeal, and, for the reasons stated below, we reject them and affirm the judgment of the district court.2
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On September 29, 1999, Nelson approached James Robinson in the parking lot of A-l Staffing, a temporary work service in Kansas City, Kansas, and asked Robinson if he wanted a job hauling cement out of a basement. Robinson responded that he did, and they left the A-l parking lot in a white Ford F-150 pickup…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Payne v. TennesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Adams v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- United States v. Martinez-SalazarSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- United States v. Billie Jerome Allen, United States of America v. Norris G. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
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3Cited by42 opinions
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- United States v. Michael Gerald GamboaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
- United States v. Spotted ElkCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
- United States v. Wesley Ira PurkeyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
- United States v. WhittenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2010
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