Legal Opinion
Willie Lee Girtman v. A.L. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 8, 1991No. 89-1559PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.
Willie Lee Girtman appeals a final judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1988). Girtman v. Lockhart, Case No. PB-C-86-361 (E.D.Ark. March 3, 1989) (order) (Girtman). For reversal, Girtman argues that the district court erroneously denied his claims of ineffective assistance of counsel and his claim that he should not have been sentenced under the Arkansas habitual offender statute. For the reasons stated below, we affirm the district court’s judgment as…
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