Legal Opinion
Charles L. Ellis v. James Mabry, Commissioner, Arkansas Department of Correction
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 9, 1979No. 78-1742PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Per curiam
Charles L. Ellis pled guilty to a charge of first degree murder in the Circuit Court of Saline County, Arkansas, on December 8, 1958. He received a life sentence.
In 1968, Ellis filed a petition with the state court according to Arkansas Criminal Procedure Rule 1, challenging the validity of his conviction. The Supreme Court of Arkansas ultimately denied the petition. Ellis v. State, 245 Ark. 740, 434 S.W.2d 275 (1968).
In 1970, Ellis filed a habeas corpus petition with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. He alleged that his conviction was invalid because (1)…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Sanders v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Ellis v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1968
3Cited by8 opinions
- Robert O. McDonnell v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Rodney D. Williams v. A.L. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
- Richard Ellman Strahan v. Frank Blackburn, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary William J. Guste, Jr., Attorney General, State of LouisianaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Seymour X Cotton, Jr. v. James Mabry, Director, Arkansas Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
- Simmons v. LockhartDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1989
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