Legal Opinion
Denver Witham v. James Mabry, Commissioner, Arkansas Department of Correction
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 29, 1979No. 78-1474PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Denver Witham appeals from the district court’s judgment dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. For reversal Witham argues that the district court erred in ruling that certain affidavits and testimony he sought to introduce were inadmissible hearsay, and in ruling against his claim that he was denied effective assistance of counsel at his trial in the Arkansas state court. For the following reasons, we affirm the district court. 1
On October 18, 1974, a jury found petitioner guilty of first degree murder. At…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Edward Lewis Robinson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
- United States v. Jack LoveCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by45 opinions
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