Legal Opinion
Sampson Ellis v. A.L. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 24, 1989No. 88-1490PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
Sampson Ellis was convicted of rape on August 23, 1977, in the Circuit Court of Cleveland County, Arkansas, and sentenced to life in prison. He brings this habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, claiming his conviction is invalid under the Constitution of the United States. The District Court 1 dismissed the petition, and we affirm.
Ellis’s principal claim, and the one on which his other claims depend, is that his retained counsel was constitutionally ineffective because he did not file an appeal from the conviction. We agree with the District Court that this…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Smith v. MurraySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Miguel Angel Vasquez v. A.L. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
- Rodney Williams v. A.L. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by10 opinions
- James Barksdale v. Michael P. LaneCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Danny Stanley v. A.L. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
- Jerry Lynn Easter v. Roger Endell, Director, Arkansas Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
- Habchy v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
- Dennis L. McKee v. Crispus C. NixCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
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