Legal Opinion
Theodis Maxwell v. James Mabry, Commissioner, Arkansas Department of Correction
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 16, 1982No. 81-1900PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENSON, Circuit Judge.
Theodis Maxwell appeals the district court’s 1 denial of relief sought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Maxwell was convicted of capital felony murder for the 1973 beating death of an 85 year old storekeeper in Conway County, Arkansas. The state of Arkansas sought the death penalty. Maxwell was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. Maxwell directly appealed his conviction contesting the jury selection procedure used in his case and the admission of certain items of evidence. The Arkansas Supreme Court affirmed his conviction. Maxwell v. State, 259 Ark. 86, 531…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Stone v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Sumner v. MataSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Pat Pinnell v. Bill Cauthron, Sheriff of Sebastian County, ArkansasCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- Maxwell v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1976
- William Alton Rigsbee, Jr. v. J. D. Parkinson, Warden, South Dakota PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Edward v. Lawrence v. Bill ArmontroutCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
- Francis Vern Kellogg v. David Scurr, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- James E. Tosh v. A.L. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
- People v. DillardColorado Court of Appeals · 1984
- Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1985
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