Legal Opinion

Vernon S. Krimmel v. Frank X. Hopkins, Warden, Nebraska State Penitentiary

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided February 7, 1995No. 93-3534PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.

Vernon S. Krimmel appeals from a final judgment entered in the District Court 1 for the District of Nebraska, denying Krimmel’s 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for a writ of habeas corpus. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm.

On November 5, 1982, the body of Louis Garland was discovered in his bathtub with multiple stab wounds in his neck and back. After learning that Krimmel had done odd jobs for Garland, police officers contacted Krimmel at his home on November 6, and Krimmel agreed to go to the police station for questioning. Police gave Krimmel Miranda warnings…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. John Alvin Payne v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
  2. Baker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  3. Leisure v. BowersoxDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 1998
  4. Baker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  5. John Alvin Payne v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996

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