Legal Opinion
Bobby Ray Speedy v. Donald W. Wyrick, Warden, Missouri State Penitentiary John Ashcroft, Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 23, 1983No. 82-1746PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSS, Circuit Judge.
In 1973 petitioner-appellant, Bobby Ray Speedy, was convicted by a jury in Missouri state court of first and second degree murder in connection with the shooting deaths of his ex-wife’s boyfriend and another man on March 10, 1973. Speedy raised the insanity defense and was examined prior to trial by three psychiatrists, Dr. Bergmann, Dr. Blackman, and Dr. Shuman. Although the examinations were conducted and written reports were prepared several months prior to Speedy’s trial, Dr. Bergmann and Dr. Blackman also examined Speedy just prior to trial and testified on behalf of…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Dusky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Drope v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Bernie Moore v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Burt Beavers v. A.L. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Robert E. TuckerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- State v. JohnsonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1986
- United States v. Alonzo DayCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
- Willie Reynolds v. Larry Norris, Arkansas Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
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