Legal Opinion
Christopher Simmons v. Michael Bowersox
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 2, 2001No. 99-3643PublishedCited by 111 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
Christopher Simmons was convicted in Missouri state court for the first degree murder of Shirley Crook and was sentenced to death. Simmons appeals from the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254.
Because we find the state court decisions involve neither an unreasonable application of federal law nor an unreasonable determination of the facts, we affirm. 2
1. BACKGROUND
On September 9, 1993, Shirley Crook was abducted from her home and murdered. Her face was covered with duct tape, her hands and feet were bound together, and…
2Cases cited40 opinions
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- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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- Eddings v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by111 opinions
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