Legal Opinion
Donald G. Whatley v. Paul J. Morrison, Michael Groose
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 25, 1991No. 91-3165PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.
Donald G. Whatley appeals the dismissal with prejudice of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for writ of habeas corpus. Whatley argues that he is entitled to dismissal of a Kansas indictment forming the basis of a detainer lodged against him under the Interstate Agreement on Detainers Act (IADA). For the following reasons, we grant Whatley’s application for certificate of probable cause, affirm the judgment of the district court in part and reverse in part, and remand the case to the district court with directions.
Whatley was convicted on two counts of first degree armed…
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