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KNOTT v. MABRY

Nos. 81-2166, 81-2312.

671 F.2d 1208 (1982)

William H. KNOTT, Appellee, v. James MABRY, Commissioner, Arkansas Department of Correction, Appellant. William H. KNOTT, Appellant, v. James MABRY, Commissioner, Arkansas Department of Correction, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided March 11, 1982.

Rehearing Denied April 8, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Brown, Harrison & Brown, P. A., Little Rock, Ark., for appellee/cross-appellant.

Steve Clark, Atty. Gen., Little Rock, Ark. by Dennis R. Molock, Deputy Atty. Gen., Little Rock, Ark., for appellant/cross-appellee.

Before LAY, Chief Judge, and ROSS and ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.

LAY, Chief Judge.

On May 10, 1977, in Pulaski County, Arkansas, circuit court, William H. Knott was convicted of two counts of capital felony murder and sentenced to two consecutive life terms without parole. Knott filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the federal district court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. He alleged he was deprived of effective assistance of counsel when his trial counsel failed to secure expert assistance in order to attack the...

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