Legal Opinion
Willie Simmons v. Allen Luebbers, Willie Simmons v. Al Luebbers
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 24, 2002No. 01-2663, 01-2699PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
Willie Simmons appeals from the district court’s denial of his petitions for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. 1 We affirm in part and reverse in part.
I. BACKGROUND
Simmons was convicted in a single trial of two counts of capital murder following the deaths of Leonora McClendon and Cheri Johnson. Following the jury’s ree-ommendation, the trial court sentenced Simmons to death on both counts. The Missouri Supreme court then overturned the two convictions on the grounds that the murder charges should not have been tried together. See State v. Simmons,…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Darden v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- Smith v. MullinCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2004
- Smulls v. RoperCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
- United States v. Alois Larry Wolk, Jr., Also Known as Larry WolkCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003
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