Legal Opinion
John Weston v. Dave Dormire
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 30, 2001No. 00-2387PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
After a Missouri state court jury found John Weston guilty of second-degree murder, see Mo.Rev.Stat. § 565.021.1(1), the state trial court sentenced him to life in prison. The state trial court also denied Mr. Weston’s subsequent petition for post-conviction relief, see Mo. R.Crim. P. 29.15(a) and Mo. R.Crim. P. 29.15(m) (1997, historical notes). A Missouri appellate court affirmed Mr. Weston’s conviction on his direct appeal and denied his petition for post-conviction relief. See State v. Weston, 912 S.W.2d 96 (Mo.Ct.App.1995).
Mr. Weston petitioned for…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Dominick Cacoperdo v. Peter Demosthenes the Attorney General of the State of NevadaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- State v. FearsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1991
- William Frank Loeblein v. Dave DormireCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000
- Mikel W. Houston v. A.L. Lockhart, Director of the Arkansas Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Gary Dwayne Bruce v. Cal Terhune California Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
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