Legal Opinion
Early X. Johnson v. A.L. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 12, 1991No. 90-1763PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Early X. Johnson, a state prisoner, appeals from the order of the District Court 1 denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.
On March 27, 1979, Johnson pleaded guilty in Arkansas to charges of aggravated robbery and theft of property. He was sentenced to a total of twenty-five years imprisonment with fifteen years suspended. 2 Four years later he filed a pro se habeas petition in Arkansas state court seeking clarification of his sentence, alleging that Arkansas’s prison officials were interpreting his sentence incorrectly. The Arkansas court treated his…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Lee v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1989
- Travis v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1985
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Roger Roy Nolan v. Bill ArmontroutCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
- Phelps v. U.S. Federal GovernmentCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
- Chester Treadwell v. A.L. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
- Coy Ray Phelps v. U.S. Federal Government Peter Carlson, Warden, Coy Ray Phelps v. U.S. Federal Government, and Its Affiliated and Subsidiary Organizations, Agencies, Officials, and Representatives Peter Carlson, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994