1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.3d
  4. 249 F.3d
  5. 249 F.3d 720 (2001)
 

WILCOX v. HOPKINS

No. 00-1891.

249 F.3d 720 (2001)

Ricky L. WILCOX, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Frank X. HOPKINS, Warden, Nebraska State Penitentiary, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: May 1, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karne M. Shanaham, Asst. Federal Public Defender, argued, Omaha, NE, for appellant.

Kimberly A. Klein, Asst. Attorney General, argued, Lincoln, NE, for appellee.

Before LOKEN and HEANEY, Circuit Judges, and BATTEY, District Judge.

LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

In September 1995, Ricky L. Wilcox exchanged gunfire with two police officers in the corridor outside his apartment in Kearney, Nebraska. The State charged him with two counts of attempted second-degree murder, two counts of using a weapon to commit a felony, being a felon in possession of a firearm, and being a habitual criminal. Some months later, Wilcox pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted second-degree murder and one count of using a...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases