Legal Opinion
Luther Hall v. A.L. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 29, 1987No. 86-1107PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.
Appellant Luther Hall appeals from a final judgment entered in the District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas denying a writ of habeas corpus. For the reasons discussed below the judgment of the district court is affirmed.
I. BACKGROUND
Hall was convicted of two counts of capital murder and one count of second degree murder. He was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for the capital murders and thirty years for the second degree murder. Both convictions were affirmed by the Arkansas Supreme Court. Hall v. State, 276 Ark. 245, 634 S.W.2d…
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