Legal Opinion
Sedrice Maurice Simpson v. Larry Norris, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 27, 2007No. 06-2823PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
Sedrice Simpson, a prisoner under sentence of death in the State of Arkansas, appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, see 28 U.S.C. § 2254. We vacate the judgment and remand for further proceedings.
I
Almost ten years ago, the H & H Grocery in Holly Springs, Arkansas, was robbed and the two store clerks working there, Wendy Pennington and Lena Garner, were shot and killed with a blast from a 12-gauge shotgun. Shortly after the shooting, Mr. Simpson went to see Bernard Gregory and left a 12-gauge shotgun with him; Mr. Gregory saw…
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