Legal Opinion
Giles Edward Chapman v. Michael H. Musich, Lorri Shurtleff, Joseph W. Downey
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 1, 1984No. 83-1088PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSS, Circuit Judge.
Giles Edward Chapman is an inmate in the Missouri State Penitentiary at Jefferson City, Missouri. Though the record- on appeal does not state the date, Chapman was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment sometime prior to 1982. On February 9, 1982, the Missouri Supreme Court reversed the conviction and remandéd the case for a new trial. State v. Chapman, 627 S.W.2d 597 (Mo.1982). Assistant Public Defender Michael Musich was appointed to represent Chapman in his second trial.
Soon after Musich’s assignment to the ease, Chapman sought to have him…
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