JOHNSON v. ARMONTROUT

No. 86-2121.

821 F.2d 510 (1987)

Thomas E. JOHNSON, Appellant, v. Bill ARMONTROUT, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided June 24, 1987.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied August 6, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger C. Geary, Kansas City, Mo., for appellant.

Stephen D. Hawke, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, Mo., for appellee.

Before ARNOLD and WOLLMAN, Circuit Judges, and DUMBAULD, Senior District Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied August 6, 1987.

ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

The District Court1 dismissed Thomas Johnson's petition for habeas corpus, and he appeals. We affirm.

Johnson, a state prisoner, claims his conviction is invalid under the Double Jeopardy Clause. He was initially found not guilty by reason of insanity by a state-court judge, and was committed to a mental institution. This finding was made at Johnson...

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