SINGLETON v. LOCKHART

Nos. 86-2263, 86-2289.

871 F.2d 1395 (1989)

Charles Laverne SINGLETON, Appellant, v. A.L. LOCKHART, Commissioner, Arkansas Department of Correction, Appellee. Charles Laverne SINGLETON, Appellee, v. A.L. LOCKHART, Commissioner, Arkansas Department of Correction, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided April 10, 1989.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied May 9, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeff Rosenzweig, Little Rock, Ark., for appellant Singleton.

Jo Ann Goldman, Little Rock, Ark., for appellant Perry.

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

Before JOHN R. GIBSON, FAGG, and WOLLMAN, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied May 9, 1989.

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Charles Laverne Singleton appeals the district court's order denying in part his petition for habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1982). The State cross-appeals the court's order vacating Singleton's death sentence. We affirm the order upholding Singleton's conviction, reverse the order vacating the death sentence, and remand for reinstatement of the death sentence.<...

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