Legal Opinion
William Eldridge v. Carolyn Atkins, Administrator, State Board of Probation & Parole, and Attorney General of Missouri
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 3, 1981No. 81-1106PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Chief Judge.
William Eldridge appeals from the denial of a petition for writ of habeas corpus in the district court for the Eastern District of Missouri. Eldridge was convicted of three counts of robbery first degree in the circuit court of the City of St. Louis. His conviction was affirmed on appeal by the Missouri Court of Appeals. State v. Eldridge, 543 S.W.2d 500 (Mo.App.1976). He was sentenced to five years in prison; he has now served his sentence. At the time his petition was filed in federal district court he was on parole and sought his discharge from the custody of Carolyn…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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