Legal Opinion
Ronald Drake v. Donald W. Wyrick, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 18, 1981No. 80-1476PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.
On October 11, 1973, Ronald Drake was convicted in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis, Missouri, of murder in the first degree. He was sentenced to life imprisonment; that judgment was affirmed on direct appeal. State of Missouri v. Drake, 518 S.W.2d 335 (Mo.App.1975). Drake also petitioned unsuccessfully for post-conviction relief under Missouri Supreme Court Rule 27.26. Drake v. State of Missouri, 582 S.W.2d 711 (Mo.App.1979).
In this petition for a writ of habeas corpus, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, Drake alleges (1) the existence of newly…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. Joseph Ward EasterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- Norman J. Mastrian v. Bruce W. McManus Warden, Minnesota State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Robert Sanders v. Myrna Trickey, Superintendent, Missouri Eastern Correctional Center, and William L. Webster, Missouri Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
- Kenneth Hawkman v. Robert Parratt, Warden, Nebraska Penal and Correctional ComplexCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- Arlester E. Scott v. Jim Jones and William L. WebsterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
- William Eldridge v. Carolyn Atkins, Administrator, State Board of Probation & Parole, and Attorney General of MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- Ex Parte BinderCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
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