Legal Opinion
Robert Benson v. Bill Armontrout
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 9, 1985No. 84-2334PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
Robert Benson was convicted in May 1976 in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri, of assault with intent to kill with malice aforethought. He was sentenced to life in prison, and his conviction was affirmed on direct appeal. State v. Benson, 574 S.W.2d 440 (Mo.App.1978). Benson filed a motion under Missouri Supreme Court Rule 27.26 in the Jackson County Circuit Court, seeking post-conviction relief, arguing that he was deprived of a jury drawn from a fair cross-section of the community because women were systematically excluded from jury panels at the time of his…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Reed v. RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Langnes v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Benson v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1980
- State v. BensonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1978
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