WILLIAMS v. LOCKHART

No. 84-2381.

772 F.2d 475 (1985)

Sterling WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. A.L. LOCKHART, Director Arkansas Department of Correction, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided September 12, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phil Campbell, North Little Rock, Ark., for appellant.

Jack Gillean, Little Rock, Ark., for appellee.

Before ROSS and JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judges, and MEREDITH, Senior District Judge.


JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

Sterling Williams appeals from a district court order denying his petition for writ of habeas corpus brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1982). He argues that the district court erred in dismissing his claims of a denial of a speedy trial under the sixth amendment, ineffective assistance of counsel, and a double jeopardy violation. Because the district court failed to expressly consider all...

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