Legal Opinion
Clayton v. Roper
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 1, 2008No. 06-3260PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
Cecil Clayton was convicted of first degree murder in the Circuit Court of Jasper County, Missouri, and sentenced to death. After Clayton exhausted his state appeals, he petitioned the appropriate United States district court for a writ of habeas corpus. In his petition Clayton contended that the State of Missouri violated his due process rights at trial, and he requested an evidentiary hearing to determine his present competency to proceed further in the habeas appeal process. Clayton also asserted an actual innocence claim. The district court1 denied Clayton’s request…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Donnelly v. DeChristoforoSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Herrera v. CollinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Dean Nathan Campbell v. Donald T. Vaughn the District Attorney of the County of Delaware the Attorney General of the State of PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
- George Lee Mims, Sr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Victor Harry Feguer v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Dansby v. HobbsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2014
- Paul v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
- Ray Dansby v. Larry NorrisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2012
- State ex rel. Cecil Clayton v. Cindy Griffith, in her capacity as Warden, Potosi Correctional CenterSupreme Court of Missouri · 2015
- Gonzales v. SchriroDistrict Court, D. Arizona · 2008
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