Legal Opinion
Jack Pfau v. John F. Ault
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 3, 2005No. 04-2088PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RILEY, Circuit Judge.
After an Iowa jury found Jack Pfau (Pfau) guilty of first-degree robbery, the state trial court sentenced Pfau to twenty-five years’ imprisonment. Pfau’s appellate counsel sought direct review of Pfau’s conviction, but moved to withdraw on the grounds the appeal was frivolous. After conducting an independent review of the record, the Iowa Supreme Court dismissed Pfau’s appeal as frivolous. Pfau then sought post-conviction relief (PCR) in the Iowa state courts, and an Iowa district court denied PCR. On appeal, the Iowa Court of Appeals held Pfau had procedurally defaulted…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Estelle v. McGuireSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Bell v. ConeSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
- Vernon Brown v. Allen D. LuebbersCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
- Kermit Oris Bear Stops v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Ryan Michael Pederson v. Joan Fabian, Minnesota Commissioner of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
- Shelton v. PurkettCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
- James R. Niederstadt v. Jeremiah W. NixonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
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