Legal Opinion
Eugene Issac Pitts v. A.L. Lockhart, Director
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 25, 1990No. 89-1308PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ELMO B. HUNTER, Senior District Judge.
Eugene Issac Pitts, a state prisoner in Arkansas, appeals from the order of the magistrate dismissing his second petition for writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. We affirm.
Pitts was convicted by a jury on July 13, 1979, of capital felony murder in connection with the shooting death of Dr. Bernard Jones, a North Little Rock, Arkansas veterinarian. Dr. Jones was kidnapped from his home by a masked gunman during the evening of January 22, 1979. Dr. Jones’ body was found the next morning. He had been bound, gagged and shot four times in…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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3Cited by43 opinions
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