Legal Opinion

Richard Bernard Lindhorst, Jr. v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided September 9, 1981No. 80-1883PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.

Richard Bernard Lindhorst, Jr., appeals from the district court’s 1 denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion to vacate sentence following an evidentiary hearing. For reversal appellant argues the district court erred in denying him a new trial on the grounds of (1) the government’s knowing use of the perjured testimony of the DeSherlia brothers, (2) newly discovered evidence that two government witnesses committed perjury, (3) ineffective assistance of counsel, 2 (4) nondisclosure of Brady materials, and (5) incompetence to stand trial. For the reasons discussed below,…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Napue v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  5. Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. James Barrett v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
  2. United States v. Alonzo DayCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
  3. Luke v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1985
  4. United States v. Gilberto ZuazoCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
  5. Dennis Laverne English v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993

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