Legal Opinion

McKinley Robinson v. Donald Wyrick

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided June 28, 1984No. 83-1595PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROSS, Circuit Judge.

I. Procedural Posture

Appellant McKinley Robinson was indicted for the first degree murder of Harry Shelton, Jr., and for the assault of Police Officer Richard Nagel with a deadly weapon with intent to kill. The indictment was issued on February 4, 1977. After a three-day trial in Missouri circuit court the jury returned a verdict of guilty on the assault charge, but was unable to reach a verdict on the murder charge, so a mistrial was declared on that count. The court sentenced Robinson to 75 years for the assault conviction on February 3, 1978. Robinson appealed the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. Sumner v. MataSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Sumner v. MataSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. Sylvester Tribbitt v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary, Department of Offender RehabilitationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Bean v. CalderonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
  2. Lucero v. KerbyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
  3. Walter J. Blair v. Bill Armontrout, Walter J. Blair v. Bill ArmontroutCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
  4. Holmes v. ScullyDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1989
  5. Randy Lee Closs v. Walter Leapley, Warden, South Dakota State Penitentiary, and Mark W. Barnett, Attorney General, State of South DakotaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994

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