Legal Opinion
Lonnie Ray Franklin v. Donald Wyrick, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 3, 1976No. 75--1140PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSS, Circuit Judge.
Lonnie Ray Franklin, a Missouri state prisoner, appeals from an order of the district court dismissing his petition for habeas corpus relief without an eviden-tiary hearing. We affirm.
In October, 1970, petitioner Franklin was convicted of first degree murder in Missouri state court. He did not directly appeal his conviction. In March, 1971, petitioner filed a motion to vacate the judgment and sentence under Mo.R. Crim.P. 27.26. He alleged, inter alia, that his trial counsel was unconstitutionally ineffective and that he was unconstitutionally denied his right of appeal.…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Roger Lee McQueen v. Harold R. Swenson, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
- Anthony Cardarella v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
- Earl Deberry v. Charles Wolff, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
- Billy Joe Tyler v. Harold R. Swenson, Warden, Missouri State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Robert Sanders v. Myrna Trickey, Superintendent, Missouri Eastern Correctional Center, and William L. Webster, Missouri Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
- Lane T. Mele v. Fitchburg District CourtCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
- Smith v. BrewerDistrict Court, S.D. Iowa · 1978
- Ronald Drake v. Donald W. Wyrick, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- Long v. BrewerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1977
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