Legal Opinion
Jerry Dean Jones v. Harold R. Swenson, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 13, 1972No. 72-1190PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VOGEL, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a denial by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri of an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. A. § 2254. On June 6, 1968, petitioner, Jerry Dean Jones, was convicted on his plea of guilty to murder in the second degree and thereafter sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment. On June 2, 1970, pursuant to Missouri Supreme Court Rule 27.26, V.A.M.R., Jones moved the St. Louis Circuit Court to vacate and set aside his conviction and sentence. On July 8, 1970, an extensive evidentiary…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- United States v. LeachCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
- Bernie Moore v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
- Ralph Melvin Johnson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1961
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Wesley Griffin v. A.L. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
- State v. YoungSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1977
- Grigsby v. MabryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- Richard Bernard Lindhorst, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- Gary Wayne Harkins v. Donald Wyrick, Warden, Missouri State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
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