Legal Opinion
Fred Russell v. Jim Jones
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 7, 1989No. 88-1944, 88-2022PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Fred Russell appeals from a district court 1 order denying his application for a writ of habeas corpus brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. 679 F.Supp. 949. Russell, convicted in a Missouri state court of first degree burglary and armed criminal action, argues that he received ineffective assistance of counsel during those proceedings. He bases this claim on allegations that his attorney failed to call Russell’s brothers as alibi witnesses and neglected to object to damaging evidence of previous crimes. Russell also contends that the state trial court should have…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Colorado v. ConnellySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Moran v. BurbineSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Miller v. FentonSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by29 opinions
- United States v. John Monroe Kime, Also Known as Jack Kime, United States of America v. Randall Kirk BellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
- Lana L. Anderson v. Bryan Goeke, Superintendent of Renz Correctional InstitutionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
- Elbert Whaley Jones v. Gary Jerrison, Parole Officer Cranston Mitchell, Board of Probation and Parole and the Attorney General of MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
- Jonas H. Whitmore v. A.L. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
- People v. ThomasIllinois Supreme Court · 1995
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