Legal Opinion
David Scurr and the Attorney General of the State of Iowa v. Richard A. Moore
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 8, 1981No. 80-1917PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENSON, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Richard A. Moore, an inmate at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison, contends that his exclusion from the courtroom during part of his criminal trial deprived him of his right of confrontation guaranteed by the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments. Moore’s writ of habeas corpus, brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, was sustained by the district court. 1 Moore v. Scurr, 494 F.Supp. 1042 (S.D.Iowa 1980). We reverse.
Moore was convicted of first degree murder in February 1977, for the slaying of his wife, Terri Williams Moore. His conviction was affirmed by the…
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3Cited by24 opinions
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