Legal Opinion
Steffano James v. Michael Bowersox
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 21, 1999No. 98-2841PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Circuit Judge.
A jury convicted Missouri inmate Steffa-no James of first degree murder and armed criminal action, and he was sentenced to life in prison. The trial court denied his motion for postconviction relief under Missouri Supreme Court Rule 29.15, and the Missouri Court of Appeals summarily affirmed the conviction and the denial of Rule 29.15 relief. After the Supreme Court of Missouri denied a writ of habeas corpus, James filed this petition for federal habeas relief. He now appeals the district court’s 1 denial of that petition, arguing that the prosecutor’s inflammatory…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- United States v. YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Darden v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Donnelly v. DeChristoforoSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Adrian Hennon v. Keith Cooper, Warden, Joliet Correctional CenterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
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3Cited by100 opinions
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- Worthington v. RoperCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2011
- Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
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