Legal Opinion
Miller v. Lockhart
District Court, E.D. Arkansas
Decided August 16, 1994No. PB-C-81-152PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
GEORGE HOWARD, Jr., District Judge.
On March 20, 1979, Eddie Lee Miller, an African-American male, was convicted by a Crittenden County, Arkansas, jury of capital felony murder in connection with the robbery and killing of W.F. Bolin, a white male, on November 3, 1978. Miller was sentenced to death by electrocution. On May 4, 1981, Miller filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus raising fourteen separate grounds for relief.
After carefully considering Miller’s claims, this Court is persuaded that both the conviction and sentence are invalid for the…
2Cases cited50 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Teague v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Clay Anthony Ford v. Larry NorrisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
- Eddie Lee Miller v. A.L. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
- Ford v. LockhartDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1994
- Pruett v. NorrisDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1997