Legal Opinion
Francis Edward Klimas v. James Mabry, Commissioner, Arkansas Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 30, 1979No. 78-1663PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
Francis Edward Klimas, an Arkansas state prisoner, appeals from the order of the District Court dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. 1 On appeal, Klimas contends that the writ should have been granted because his cross-examination of a key prosecution witness at his state trial was impermissibly restricted, and because records of seven Missouri convictions, which were silent as to Klimas’s representation by counsel, were considered by the jury in the enhancement of his sentence under the Arkansas Habitual Criminal Act, Ark. Stat.Ann. § 43-2328. We reverse…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Irvin v. DowdSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Hill v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Burgett v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by18 opinions
- D.S.A. v. Circuit Court Branch 1, Rock County Juvenile Probation Department, John Whitcomb and Donald HanawayCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- Mabry v. KlimasSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Richards v. SolemCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
- David Peek v. Ralph Kemp, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Billy Ray Cox v. Terrell Don HuttoCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
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