Legal Opinion
Cornell Jackson v. Donald W. Wyrick, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 29, 1984No. 83-1716PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
Cornell Jackson was convicted of murdering a prison guard and received a 99 year sentence to be served consecutively to the sentence he was then serving. His conviction was affirmed by the Missouri Court of Appeals. State v. Jackson, 555 S.W.2d 355 (Mo.App.1977). Jackson filed a petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 in the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri. The district court denied the petition, and from that denial Jackson now brings this appeal.
The prison guard was murdered in the Missouri State Penitentiary on…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Michigan v. MosleySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- United States v. Evasio Hernandez, A/k/a, Eduardo GonzalezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Marvin J. FinchCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. David Marshall OlofCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by34 opinions
- West v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
- State v. TurnerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1987
- People v. QuezadaSupreme Court of Colorado · 1987
- State v. StanleySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- Norman Stumes v. Herman SolemCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
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