Legal Opinion
Rodney D. Williams v. A.L. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 17, 1988No. 86-2332PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Rodney D. Williams appeals the District Court’s1 dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Williams contends, among other things, that his prior habeas petition was filed without his knowledge and authority, and therefore that the District Court erred in dismissing his present petition as an abuse of the writ.
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Williams was convicted by a jury of first degree murder and aggravated robbery in Arkansas state court in 1981 and sentenced to life imprisonment. His convictions were affirmed by the Arkansas Supreme Court. Williams v. State, 281 Ark. 91, 663 S.W.2d…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Price v. JohnstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Kuhlmann v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Charles Jones v. W.J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- James Dean Walker v. A.L. Lockhart, Superintendent of the Arkansas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by36 opinions
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- Walter J. Blair v. Bill Armontrout, Walter J. Blair v. William Armontrout William WebsterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
- Robert Charles Comer v. Terry L. Stewart, Director, Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
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