Legal Opinion
William L. Rousan v. Donald P. Roper, Superintendent, Potosi Correctional Center
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 8, 2006No. 19-2432PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.
A Missouri state court sentenced William L. Rousan (“Rousan”) to death after he was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder. The Missouri Supreme Court affirmed the convictions and sentence and subsequently affirmed the denial of Rousan’s motion for post-conviction relief. Rousan timely petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, seeking relief on nineteen separate grounds. The district court 1 denied habe-as relief but granted a certificate of ap-pealability on eight of the grounds. Rou-san now appeals the denial of the writ on those eight…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Estelle v. McGuireSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Darden v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
24 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by89 opinions
- John Middleton v. Don Roper, 1Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
- Hussein Osman Abdi v. Mike Hatch Eric Newmark Amy Klobuchar Thomas WexlerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
- Bell-Bey v. RoperCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
- Barry Caesar Garcia v. Leann K. Bertsch, Director of the North Dakota Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
- Chavez v. WeberCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
84 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.