Legal Opinion
Winfred Stokes v. William Armontrout
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 28, 1989No. 89-1103PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
Winfred Stokes is under sentence of death in the Missouri State Penitentiary for the 1978 murder of Pamela Benda. He petitioned the District Court 1 for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. This was his second petition, the first having been denied. 2 Stokes now alleged constitutional errors in the instructions guiding the jury during the sentencing phase of his trial. The District Court again denied relief, holding that the instructions passed constitutional muster. Stokes v. Armontrout, No. 88-1809C(6), slip op. (E.D.Mo. Jan. 13, 1989). The District Court…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Sawyer v. WhitleySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Delo v. StokesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Emmitt Foster v. Paul DeloCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
- Kenneth Jones v. State of ArkansasCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
- Frank J. Guinan v. William ArmontroutCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
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