Legal Opinion
Thomas Henry Battle v. William Armontrout, Warden of Missouri State Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 9, 1990No. 89-1462PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAGG, Circuit Judge.
Thomas Henry Battle appeals from the denial of his petition for habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1988). Battle was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death. The Missouri Supreme Court affirmed the conviction and sentence on direct appeal. State v. Battle, 661 S.W.2d 487 (Mo.1983) (en banc), cert. denied, 466 U.S. 993, 104 S.Ct. 2375, 80 L.Ed.2d 847 (1984). Battle filed a motion for postcon-viction relief under Missouri Supreme Court Rule 27.26 (repealed 1988), which the court denied after an evidentiary hearing. The Missouri Court of Appeals affirmed the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Tichnell v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Nathaniel Williams v. State of MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- State v. BattleSupreme Court of Missouri · 1983
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