Legal Opinion
Herbert W. Harris v. State of Missouri Bill Armontrout
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 1, 1992No. 91-1446PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAGG, Circuit Judge.
A state court jury convicted Herbert W. Harris of forcible rape, assault, burglary, robbery, armed criminal action, and exhibiting a deadly weapon in a threatening manner. The jury recommended sentences to-talling 105 years plus life imprisonment, and the trial court ordered the sentences to run consecutively. In this 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus action, Harris raises a number of contentions attacking his conviction and sentence. The district court denied Harris relief, and we affirm.
The facts controlling the issues Harris raises are not complicated. Harris and the State…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Alabama v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Bruce E. Holloway v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- Ronnie Parker v. Michael S. Bowersox, Jeremiah W. NixonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
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