ELLIS v. BLACK

No. 83-1421.

732 F.2d 650 (1984)

John R. ELLIS, Appellant, v. Charles BLACK, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided April 24, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Berry, Anderson, Creager & Wittstruck, Robert B. Creager, Lincoln, Neb., for appellant.

Paul L. Douglas, Atty. Gen., Sharon M. Lindgren, Asst. Atty. Gen., Lincoln, Neb., for appellees.

Before BRIGHT, JOHN R. GIBSON and FAGG, Circuit Judges.


JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

John Robert Ellis appeals from the denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1976). He had been convicted of manslaughter in violation of Neb.Rev.Stat. § 28-403 (Reissue 1975). On appeal he reasserts each of the grounds argued before the district court:1 (1) that there was insufficient evidence to support a finding of guilt...

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