1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 666 F.2d
  5. 666 F.2d 329 (1981)
 

PENNINGTON v. HOUSEWRIGHT

No. 81-1177.

666 F.2d 329 (1981)

Frederick PENNINGTON, Jr., Appellant, v. Vernon HOUSEWRIGHT, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided December 16, 1981.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied January 18, 1982.

Certiorari Denied April 5, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steve Clark, Atty. Gen., Arnold M. Jochums, argued, Jack W. Dickerson, Asst. Attys. Gen., Little Rock, Ark., for appellee.

Evans Benton, Eaton & Benton, North Little Rock, Ark., for appellant.

Before BRIGHT, Circuit Judge, GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge, and ROSS, Circuit Judge.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied January 18, 1982.

Certiorari Denied April 5, 1982. See 102 S.Ct. 1775.

GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.

I.

This is an appeal from the dismissal by the district court,1 without an evidentiary hearing, of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1976). Appellant Frederick Pennington argues that he was entitled to an evidentiary hearing on the

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