Legal Opinion

Kendall Robinson v. Walter Leapley, Warden of the South Dakota State Penitentiary

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided June 9, 1994No. 93-2448PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Kendall Robinson appeals from the district court’s 1 order denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. We affirm.

I

On May 8, 1985, Robinson was being held in the Hughes County Jail in Pierre, South Dakota. Robinson and Jeff Graycek asked Deputy Sheriff Ronald Wilson for a mop and bucket because the shower in their cell had overflowed. Wilson brought the requested items to the inmates. He returned later and unlocked the cell door to retrieve the mop and bucket. As he reached into the cell; Robinson jumped from a table in the cell, grabbed the…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Estelle v. McGuireSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  5. Colorado v. ConnellySupreme Court of the United States · 1986

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3Cited by13 opinions

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