Legal Opinion
Corky Joe Maurer v. Minnesota Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 15, 1994No. 93-3653PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
Corky Joe Maurer was convicted, after a 1991 Minnesota jury trial, of criminal sexual conduct of the third degree and sentenced to 48 months imprisonment. He appealed to the Minnesota Court of Appeals, arguing that the victim’s witnesses were allowed to vouch for her sincerity, and that such vouching had deprived him of a fair trial. That court reversed his conviction. The Supreme Court of Minnesota later reinstated the conviction, finding the error harmless. Maurer then filed this petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. After considering the petition,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Brecht v. AbrahamsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- David Lee Starr v. A.L. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
- State v. DeWaldSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1991
- United States v. Earl Samuel Stuart and Jerome Olen HaydenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- State v. FergusonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1998
- Van Buren v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1996
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- Oakley Engesser v. Bob DooleyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
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