Legal Opinion
Martsay Bolder, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Bill Armontrout, Appellant/cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 12, 1990No. 89-2323, 89-2324PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
The district court found that Martsay Bolder’s trial counsel was constitutionally ineffective during the sentencing phase of his capital murder trial in Missouri state court and granted his petition for writ of habeas corpus. This vacated his death sentence. Armontrout appeals, asserting that most of Bolder’s federal claims are procedurally barred and that Bolder’s underlying ineffectiveness claim is without merit. Bolder cross-appeals the district court’s adverse holdings on a multitude of other issues. We agree that several of Bolder’s claims are procedurally barred and…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Eddings v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by38 opinions
- Kenneth L. Kenley v. Bill ArmontroutCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
- Christopher Simmons v. Michael BowersoxCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
- Roy Ramsey v. Michael Bowersox, SuperintendentCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
- Eric Clemmons v. Paul DeloCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
- Alan Bannister v. Bill Armontrout Attorney General of the State of MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
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