PARTON v. WYRICK

No. 79-1348.

614 F.2d 154 (1980)

Edward PARTON, Appellant, v. Donald WYRICK, Warden; John Ashcroft, Attorney General, State of Missouri, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided January 18, 1980.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied February 20, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel W. Case, Manchester, Mo., for appellant.

Bruce E. Anderson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, Mo., for appellees; John Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, Mo., on brief.

Before HEANEY and ROSS, Circuit Judges, and LARSON, Senior District Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied February 20, 1980.

ROSS, Circuit Judge.

Edward Parton appeals from the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.

In June of 1971, Parton was found guilty by a jury of statutory rape and sentenced by the court pursuant to the Missouri Second Offender Act, Mo.Rev.Stat. § 556.280, to 50 years imprisonment. This conviction was affirmed on appeal. State v. Parton...

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