BOYKIN v. LEAPLEY

No. 93-1747.

28 F.3d 788 (1994)

Jimmy Lee BOYKIN, Appellant, v. Walter LEAPLEY, Warden, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided July 1, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael S. Simpkins, Sioux Falls, SD, argued, for appellant.

Jeffrey P. Halem, Pierre, SD, argued, for appellee.

Before JOHN R. GIBSON and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges, and HENRY WOODS, District Judge.


MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted Jimmy Lee Boykin of first degree murder, kidnapping, and first degree robbery of DeWayne Jensen, and he was sentenced to twenty-five years in prison for the robbery and life in prison for the murder and kidnapping. After exhausting his state remedies, he filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in federal district court.1 The district court denied the petition. Boykin is appealing...

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