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ELLIS v. MABRY

No. 78-1742.

601 F.2d 363 (1979)

Charles L. ELLIS, Appellant, v. James MABRY, Commissioner, Arkansas Department of Correction, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided July 9, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David K. Gunti of Baim, Baim, Gunti, Mouser & Bryant, Pine Bluff, Ark., on brief, for appellant.

Bill Clinton, Atty. Gen., and Jesse L. Kearney, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, Ark., on brief, for appellee.

Before HEANEY, STEPHENSON and McMILLIAN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Charles L. Ellis pled guilty to a charge of first degree murder in the Circuit Court of Saline County, Arkansas, on December 8, 1958. He received a life sentence.

In 1968, Ellis filed a petition with the state court according to Arkansas Criminal Procedure Rule 1, challenging the validity of his conviction. The Supreme Court of Arkansas ultimately denied the petition. Ellis v. State, 245 Ark. 740...

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