Legal Opinion
Ellis Eaton, Jr. v. Donald W. Wyrick, Warden, Missouri State Penitentiary, Jefferson City, Missouri
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 31, 1975No. 75--1033PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEBSTER, Circuit Judge.
Ellis Eaton, Jr., a prisoner in custody of the Missouri Department of Corrections, appeals from an order of the District Court 1 dismissing his petition for writ of habeas corpus. Eaton attacks the validity of convictions of burglary and stealing rendered upon a finding of guilt by jury in the Circuit Court of Platte County, Missouri, for which he was sentenced to two consecutive five-year terms of imprisonment. The judgment of conviction and sentence were affirmed by the Supreme Court of Missouri. State v. Eaton, 504 S.W.2d 12 (Mo.1973).
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2Cases cited27 opinions
- Picard v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Remmer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- WILWORDING Et Al. v. SWENSON, WARDENSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Roberts v. LaValleeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by46 opinions
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- Rene Santana v. Peter Fenton, Superintendent, Rahway State Prison and the Attorney General of the State of New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- Charles Lee Thomas v. Donald W. WyrickCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- Smith v. BrewerDistrict Court, S.D. Iowa · 1978
- Jeffrey Linn Hall v. State of Iowa and Attorney General of IowaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
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