BUCKLEY v. LOCKHART

No. 88-2813.

892 F.2d 715 (1989)

Eddie Joe BUCKLEY, Appellant, v. A.L. LOCKHART, Director, Arkansas Department of Corrections, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided December 20, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Pender, Little Rock, Ark., for appellant.

Theodore Holder, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, Ark., for appellee.

Before BEAM, Circuit Judge, HEANEY, Senior Circuit Judge and HANSON, Senior District Judge.


BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Eddie Joe Buckley appeals from a decision of the district court dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1982). We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Buckley was arrested at the age of nineteen for burglary and theft of jewelry valued at $75,000 from a Best Merchandise store. On June 23, 1983, he was convicted on both counts by a jury. The jury assessed punishment...

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