HALL v. LOCKHART

No. 87-2440.

905 F.2d 1197 (1990)

Luther HALL, Appellant, v. A.L. LOCKHART, Director, Arkansas Department of Corrections, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided June 19, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. Couch, Little Rock, Ark., for appellant.

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

Before LAY, Chief Judge, HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge, and ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.


ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

This is a petition for writ of habeas corpus brought by Luther Hall, a prisoner in state custody. This is Hall's second petition challenging his conviction for capital felony murder in 1981. When this case was last before us, we determined that the State's defense of abuse of the writ required a remand to the District Court for further findings. Hall seeks to raise in this petition a ground — knowing use of perjured testimony —...

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