Legal Opinion
Allen L. Nicklasson v. Don Roper, Warden, Potosi Correctional Center
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 21, 2007No. 05-3318PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.
Allen Nicklasson was found guilty by a jury in a Missouri state court of first-degree murder and was sentenced to death. He appeals from the district court’s 1 judgment denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.
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For a complete recitation of the facts giving rise to this case, see State v. Nicklasson, 967 S.W.2d 596 (Mo.1998). The facts relevant to this appeal are as follows. On August 23, 1994, Allen Nicklasson, Dennis Skillicorn, and Tim DeGaffenreid decided to return to Kansas City after a trip east to obtain drugs. Their vehicle broke down a number…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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