Legal Opinion
Vernon Sublett, Jr. v. Dave Dormire, Superintendent Jeremiah (Jay) Nixon, Attorney General, State of Missouri
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 28, 2000No. 99-1893PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
Vernon Sublett, Jr., appeals from the district court’s 1 denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Sublett was convicted of robbery and armed criminal action for robbing a woman in the Westport area of Kansas City, Missouri. Westport is a popular entertainment district. Sublett was sentenced to twenty years on the robbery charge and thirty years for armed criminal action, to be served consecutively. The Missouri Court of Appeals affirmed his conviction but remanded for a Rule 29.15 hearing on the issue of whether counsel…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Darden v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Donnelly v. DeChristoforoSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Steffano James v. Michael BowersoxCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
- United States v. Ronald Lester JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
- State v. SublettMissouri Court of Appeals · 1994
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3Cited by26 opinions
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