Legal Opinion
Kermit Oris Bear Stops v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 19, 2003No. 02-1739PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HANSEN, Circuit Judge.
Kermit Oris Bear Stops appeals the denial of his motion to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2000). The district court 2 granted a certifícate of appealability on two issues. We affirm the judgment of the district court.
I
The facts of this case are fully set out in our prior opinion in Bear Stops’ direct appeal. See United States v. Bear Stops, 997 F.2d 451 (8th Cir.1993). Bear Stops had an unstable relationship with a woman we refer to as T.M. From 1984 through 1990, Bear Stops periodically lived with T.M. and her children,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Evitts v. LuceySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- United States v. OwensSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- United States v. Roy Spotted War BonnetCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
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3Cited by63 opinions
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- United States v. Gary Lee WipfCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
- United States v. Ricky DavisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
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