Legal Opinion
Christian Perez v. Michael Groose
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 21, 1992No. 91-3011PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.
Christian Perez appeals from the final judgment entered in the District Court 1 for the Eastern District of Missouri denying his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition. For reversal, Perez argues his conviction for first degree assault for hitting Randy Jones in the head with a tire iron was not supported by substantial evidence. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm.
At trial, Jones, a self-employed owner of a guttering business, testified that on July 12, 1986, he went to The Place, a bar in Perryville, Missouri, to meet Christian Perez. Jones was providing Perez with…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Wright v. WestSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Jim Skinner Ford, Inc. v. WarrenSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- State v. PerezMissouri Court of Appeals · 1989
- Larry Haymon v. Gerald HigginsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
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