Legal Opinion

Crease v. McKune

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided August 18, 1999No. 98-3240PublishedCited by 48 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PAUL KELLY, Jr., Circuit Judge.

Kenneth Crease, a state prisoner who appeared pro se in the district court but is now represented by counsel, seeks to appeal from the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1994). 1 The district court also denied a certificate of probable cause. Mr. Crease asserted that an ex parte conversation between a state trial judge and a juror violated his federal right to be present at all critical stages of his trial. Our jurisdiction arises under 28 U.S.C. § 2253, and we grant a certificate of probable…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  2. Brecht v. AbrahamsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. Barefoot v. EstelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. Ylst v. NunnemakerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  5. County Court of Ulster Cty. v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1979

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3Cited by48 opinions

  1. Michael Lee Fullwood v. R.C. Lee, Warden of Central Prison, Raleigh, North CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2002
  2. Littlejohn v. TrammellCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2013
  3. Matthews v. WorkmanCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2009
  4. Stefanoff v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2002
  5. Cannon v. MullinCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2004

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