Legal Opinion
Earnest Smith v. A.L. Lockhart, Director, A.D.C.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 6, 1989No. 88-2707PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSS, Senior Circuit Judge.
Earnest Smith, a prisoner in state custody, brought a petition for writ of habeas corpus alleging several grounds for relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. In dismissing the petition, the district court 1 held that several of the grounds were procedurally barred and that the remaining grounds were without merit. We affirm.
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Smith was convicted of burglary in March 1983 under Ark.Stat.Ann. § 41-2002 (Repl.1977), amended and recodified at Ark.Code Ann. § 5-39-201. Due to his nine prior felony convictions, Smith was sentenced to 30 years imprisonment under the state’s habitual…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Hicks v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Nathaniel Williams v. State of MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Gregory Forest v. Paul K. DeloCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
- Franza v. StinsonDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1999
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