HOBBS v. LOCKHART

No. 85-1730-EA.

791 F.2d 125 (1986)

Harold HOBBS, Appellant, v. A.L. LOCKHART, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided May 22, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward G. Adcock, Little Rock, Ark., for appellant.

Clint Miller, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, Ark., for appellee.

Before GIBSON and WOLLMAN, Circuit Judges, and HARPER, Senior District Judge.


HARPER, Senior District Judge.

Harold Hobbs, an Arkansas prisoner, seeks to challenge his conviction for capital felony murder pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. After a change of venue to Lawrence County, Arkansas, Hobbs was convicted by a jury of capital murder and sentenced to death. On appeal, the Arkansas Supreme Court reversed and remanded for a new trial. Hobbs v. State, 273 Ark. 125, 617 S...

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