Legal Opinion

DAMEION ROBINSON v. DAVID CRIST, WARDEN, MCF — STILLWATER

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided January 30, 2002No. 01-2199PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Dameion Robinson appeals the district court’s 2 denial of his petition for habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

In the early morning hours of August 24, 1997, Robinson shot and killed a crack cocaine, dealer named Derangle “Dino” Riley. The evening before the murder, there was a gathering at the house of Saint Slaughter. Riley, Robinson, and several other people were present. Robinson was seen with a pearl-handled .25 caliber weapon at the residence. Several witnesses saw Robinson attempt to buy drugs from Riley, and shortly before the murder,…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  2. Brecht v. AbrahamsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  4. Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  5. Jeffrey Washington v. Sunny Schriver, Superintendent, Wallkill Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001

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3Cited by41 opinions

  1. Mark Edward Lomholt, Sr. v. State of IowaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003
  2. Vernon Brown v. Allen D. LuebbersCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
  3. Donald Jones v. Al LuebbersCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
  4. Reginald Clemons, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Allen Luebbers, Superintendent, Potosi Correctional Center, Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
  5. United States v. SpencerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010

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