Legal Opinion
Horace W. Bonner, Jr. v. Donald Wyrick, Warden, Kevin Dean v. Donald Wyrick, Warden, Charles A. Bonner v. Donald Wyrick, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 25, 1977No. 76-1982, 76-2127, 77-1075PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
Horace W. Bonner, Jr., Charles A. Bonner, and Kevin Dean appeal the dismissal of their petitions for writs of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.
The appellants were each charged with two counts of first degree murder, one count of rape and one count of assault with intent to kill with malice. The multiple-count indictment alleged that the appellants beat to death two boys, ages four and six, and shot Stephanie Sims, the mother of one of the boys, after raping her.
On October 9, 1973, the appellants, with their counsel present, pled guilty to two counts of second…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- United States v. Joseph Ward EasterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- Turner v. American Bar Ass'nDistrict Court, S.D. Alabama · 1975
- State v. BakerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1975
- Daniel M. Pilla and Jerome Daly v. The American Bar AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- Bonner v. Circuit CourtCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by14 opinions
- United States v. James Francis McGovernCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
- United States v. Crystal Marie UngerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- Girard v. GoinsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
- David O. Hampton v. Donald Wyrick, Warden, John Ashcroft, Attorney General, State of MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
- City of Kansas City v. WileyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1985
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