Legal Opinion
Larry F. Hawkins, Sr. v. Gerald Higgins
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 30, 1990No. 89-1071PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Senior Circuit Judge.
Larry Hawkins filed a petition for federal habeas corpus relief in the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri, alleging that his continued confinement by the state of Missouri was unlawful because his sentence had expired. The district court dismissed the petition because it found that Hawkins had not exhausted his state remedies. We reverse.
Hawkins was convicted in Missouri for selling marijuana. On January 18,1983, he was sentenced to a term of five years imprisonment in the Missouri Department of Corrections. On April 19, 1984, he was…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Daniel Snethen v. Crispus NixCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- David Piercy v. Charles Black, Warden, Nebraska State Prison the Nebraska Board of Parole, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
- Gallup v. State, Department of Corrections & Human Resources, Board of Probation & ParoleSupreme Court of Missouri · 1987
- Harness v. Missouri Board of Probation & ParoleMissouri Court of Appeals · 1988
3Cited by13 opinions
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- Christopher F. Padavich v. John A. ThalackerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
- Ayers v. DothDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1999
- Nicholas Gentry v. Virgil LansdownCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
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