NEVELS v. PARRATT

Nos. 78-1874, 79-1017.

596 F.2d 344 (1979)

Willie NEVELS, Appellant and Cross-Appellee, v. Robert F. PARRATT, Warden, Nebraska State Penitentiary, Appellee and Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided April 20, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen L. Ahl, Barlow, Johnson, DeMars & Flodman, Lincoln, Neb., on brief, for Nevels.

Paul L. Douglas, Atty. Gen., and Marilyn B. Hutchinson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Lincoln, Neb., on brief, for Parratt.

Before ROSS, STEPHENSON and HENLEY, Circuit Judges.


ROSS, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Willie Nevels appeals the dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 by the district court.1 We affirm.

Appellant was convicted of rape and kidnapping in the Nebraska state courts and his conviction was affirmed by the Nebraska Supreme Court.2 He petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus on two grounds: he was excluded from an...

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