BLACKWELL v. BREWER

No. 77-1396.

562 F.2d 596 (1977)

Lloyd H. BLACKWELL, Appellant, v. Lou V. BREWER, Warden, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided October 5, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Wellman, Des Moines, Iowa, argued and on brief for appellant.

Thomas D. McGrane, Asst. Atty. Gen., Des Moines, Iowa (argued), Richard C. Turner, Atty. Gen. and Thomas D. McGrane, Asst. Atty. Gen., Des Moines, Iowa, on brief for appellee.

Before BRIGHT, ROSS, and HENLEY, Circuit Judges.


BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.

In this habeas corpus petition brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, appellant Lloyd Henry Blackwell contends that an Iowa state trial court, in convicting him for the crime of assault with intent to commit murder, violated his right as a defendant in a criminal trial to be present during all trial court proceedings as guaranteed by the fifth, sixth, and fourteenth amendments to the United States Constitution. The state trial judge excluded Blackwell...

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