Legal Opinion
Emmitt Foster v. Paul Delo
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 7, 1994No. 92-3557PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
Emmitt Foster was sentenced to death for the murder of Travis Walker. After his appeal failed, he filed a motion for post-conviction relief under former Missouri Rule 27.26. Mo.R.Crim.P. 27.26 (repealed and replaced with Mo.R.Crim.P. 29.15 in 1987). The Circuit Court of St. Louis County denied the motion, and the Missouri Court of Appeals affirmed the denial. Foster v. State, 748 S.W.2d 903 (Mo.App.1988). After exhausting his remedies in state court, Foster challenged the conviction and sentence by filing this petition for writ of habeas corpus alleging…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Darden v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by56 opinions
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