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WILLIAMS v. LOCKHART

No. 87-1972.

849 F.2d 1134 (1988)

Eddie WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. A.L. LOCKHART, et al., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided June 24, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Denise Reid Hoggard, North Little Rock, Ark., for appellant.

Lee Taylor Franke, Little Rock, Ark., for appellee.

Before JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge, FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge, and HARPER, Senior District Judge.

FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Eddie Williams appeals an order of the district court dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. For reversal Williams argues that the district court erred in denying his petition without holding an evidentiary hearing. We agree.

I. BACKGROUND

Williams was tried by a jury and convicted of burglary and criminal attempt to commit rape on October 29, 1984. Williams...

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