Legal Opinion
Robert E. Wemark v. State of Iowa, Sub Nominee John Mathes, Warden, Newton Correctional Facility
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 17, 2003No. 02-1755PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.
Robert E. Wemark appeals the district court’s 1 judgment denying his petition for writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.
I. Background
On August 18, 1993, Robert Wemark was convicted of first-degree murder for fatally stabbing his estranged wife. We-mark’s conviction and sentence of life imprisonment were affirmed on appeal. State v. Wemark, 548 N.W.2d 186, No. 4-491/93-1276 (Iowa Ct.App. Jan. 23, 1995).
On August 2, 1996, Wemark filed an application for post-conviction relief in Iowa district court, alleging, inter alia, ineffective assistance of trial counsel. The district…
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- Gray v. NetherlandSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
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