Legal Opinion
Ronald Dean Matthews v. A.L. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 24, 1984No. 83-1681PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAGG, Circuit Judge.
Ronald Dean Matthews appeals from the district court’s denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He contends that (1) he was denied his statutory and constitutional right to a speedy trial, (2) he was denied a fair trial because of prejudicial pretrial publicity, and (3) he was subjected to double jeopardy as a result of the multiple sentences imposed b§ the trial court. We affirm.
On October 19,1977, Matthews and three of his fellow inmates at the Cummins Unit of the Arkansas Department of Correction commandeered a bus transporting a…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Irvin v. DowdSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Lewis C. Wallace v. A.L. Lockhart, Director of Arkansas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
- United States v. George Alvin BrutonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- James Michael Davis v. Donald WyrickCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- Roger George Flittie v. Herman Solem, Warden, South Dakota State Penitentiary and Mark v. Meierhenry, Attorney General, State of South DakotaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- Byron Stewart v. Crispus NixCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
- United States v. Jimmie L. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
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