Legal Opinion
Roy Alan Finch v. Thomas J. Miller
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 20, 2007No. 06-3790PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENTON, Circuit Judge.
In 1990, Roy Alan Finch was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. His conviction was affirmed by the Iowa Court of Appeals, and the Iowa Supreme Court denied further review in 1991. His petition for post-conviction relief was denied in 1998; he did not appeal. Finch filed two later post-conviction petitions, each dismissed by Iowa courts.
His first federal habeas corpus petition, filed in 2001, was dismissed without prejudice for failure to comply with the district court’s orders. The present appeal concerns his second habeas petition, filed…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Lewis v. CaseySupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Polk County v. DodsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Bounds v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Pace v. DiGuglielmoSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
9 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by83 opinions
- Earl v. FabianCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
- Runyan v. BurtCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
- Shaver v. AstrueDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 2011
- United States v. ArcorenDistrict Court, D. South Dakota · 2009
- Abernathy v. AdamsDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 2024
78 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.