Legal Opinion
Shawn Shelton v. Terry Mapes
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 8, 2016No. 15-1015, 15-2540, 15-2733PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.
A jury convicted Shawn Shelton of first-degree murder and attempted murder in Iowa state court in 1990. Shelton appealed his conviction and the Iowa Supreme Court reversed and remanded the case for a new trial on grounds that are not relevant to this appeal. In his second trial, the jury again found Shelton guilty of both counts. Shelton was sentenced to life in prison for the first-degree murder conviction and twenty-five years for the attempted murder conviction. The present appeal arises from the district court’s 1 denial of Shelton’s federal petition for writ of…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- Estelle v. McGuireSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- United States v. FradySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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