Legal Opinion
Willie Reynolds v. Larry Norris, Arkansas Department of Correction
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 13, 1996No. 95-3154PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
Larry Norris, the Director of the Arkansas Department of Correction, appeals the order of the district court granting Willie Reynolds his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.1 The district court determined that sufficient doubt existed concerning Reynolds’ competency at the time of trial to require a further competency hearing and ordered that the writ of habeas corpus be issued and Reynolds be discharged, unless the State of Arkansas elected to retry him within 120 days. Norris appeals, asserting that there exists insufficient evidence of a change in circumstances…
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