Legal Opinion
Allan Frank Davis v. Jerry Campbell, Acting Warden
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 2, 1979No. 79-1207PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant Allan Frank Davis, an inmate of the Cummins Unit of the Arkansas Department of Corrections, seeks a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 and appeals the district court’s 1 denial of relief. For the reasons indicated below, we reach the merits of claims which have been presented to state courts, reversing and remanding the remainder for exhaustion of state post-conviction remedies.
Appellant was tried for first-degree murder of his wife in Circuit Court of Garland County, Arkansas, and was convicted despite a defense of not guilty by reason of insanity. His conviction…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Thompson v. City of LouisvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Linver Jenkins v. Preston L. Fitzberger, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1971
- Moore v. DuckworthSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Earl Deberry v. Charles Wolff, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by48 opinions
- Robert J. McCarthy v. John Manson, Commissioner of Corrections of the State of ConnecticutCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Perry v. LockhartCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
- Prado McGee Jr. v. W.J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Michael Lenza v. Donald W. Wyrick, Warden Attorney General of the State of MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- Cornell Fuller v. Charles E. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1981
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