Legal Opinion
Edwin Jones v. Jimmy Jones
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 21, 1991No. 90-1696PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Edwin Jones appeals from the district court’s 1 denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus, raising claims of racial discrimination in the selection of the petit jury, prosecutorial misconduct, inconsistent jury verdicts, and ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm the judgment of the district court.
On June 12, 1986, a jury found Jones guilty of first degree burglary, stealing without consent over $150.00, and resisting arrest. The Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis, Missouri, sentenced Jones to concurrent prison terms of twenty years on the…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by65 opinions
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