Legal Opinion
Russell Earl Nichols v. George Sullivan
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided February 6, 1989No. 87-2391PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Russell Earl Nichols appeals from the district court order dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.
I
A New Mexico state grand jury indicted Nichols for murder, armed robbery, and tampering with evidence on September 4, 1985. 1 Prior to trial, Nichols filed motions in limine seeking to keep out of evidence any reference to his prior convictions for armed robbery, false imprisonment, and unlawful taking of a motor vehicle, or to his prior incarceration. Assured by the prosecution that it would not be necessary to decide these matters…
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