DODD v. NIX

No. 94-2367.

48 F.3d 1071 (1995)

Richard D. DODD, Appellant, v. Crispus C. NIX, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided March 1, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph W. Seidlin, Des Moines, IA, argued, for appellant.

Thomas D. McGrane, Asst. Atty. Gen., Des Moines, IA, argued, for appellee.

Before McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge, JOHN R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge, and WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.


WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Richard D. Dodd, convicted in Iowa state court of first degree kidnapping and sentenced to life imprisonment, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The magistrate judge1 recommended that the petition be denied. Dodd appeals from the district court's2 order adopting the magistrate judge's recommendation...

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