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BARTON v. LOCKHART

No. 84-2219.

762 F.2d 712 (1985)

Robert L. BARTON, Appellant, v. A.L. LOCKHART, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided May 22, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Brown, Little Rock, Ark., for appellant.

Velda P. West, Atty. Gen., Little Rock, Ark., for appellee.

Before BRIGHT, ARNOLD and FAGG, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Robert L. Barton appeals from the district court's order denying his petition for habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. For reversal, Barton contends that he was denied due process because the sentencing judge relied on erroneous information in the presentence report. We reverse and remand to the district court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

In 1981, Barton pled guilty to three counts of burglary in the Pulaski...

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