Legal Opinion
Knott v. Mabry
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 11, 1982No. Nos. 81-2166, 81-2312PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Chief Judge.
On May 10, 1977, in Pulaski County, Arkansas, circuit court, William H. Knott was convicted of two counts of capital felony murder and sentenced to two consecutive life terms without parole. Knott filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the federal district court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. He alleged he was deprived of effective assistance of counsel when his trial counsel failed to secure expert assistance in order to attack the trial testimony of the state toxicologist. After evidentiary findings by the magistrate, the district court, the Honorable G.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Miller v. PateSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Murch v. MottramSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. Joseph Ward EasterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- George Lindstadt v. John P. Keane, SuperintendentCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
- Kenneth G. Pavel v. Melvin L. Hollins, Superintendent, Oneida Correctional Facility Eliot L. Spitzer, Attorney General of New York StateCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
- Barfield v. HarrisDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1982
- Francis Vern Kellogg v. David Scurr, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
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