JAMES v. STATE OF IOWA

No. 96-1126.

100 F.3d 586 (1996)

Jimmy Lewis JAMES, Appellant, v. STATE OF IOWA, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided November 13, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick W. O'Bryan (argued), Des Moines, IA, for appellant.

Thomas D. McGrane (argued), Des Moines, IA, for appellee.

Before BEAM, HEANEY, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.


HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

Jimmy Lewis James was convicted in Iowa of first-degree kidnapping, assault with intent to commit sexual abuse, and third-degree sexual abuse. The court sentenced him to a mandatory term of life imprisonment. The Iowa Supreme Court affirmed his conviction. State v. James, 393 N.W.2d 465 (Iowa 1986). James applied for state post-conviction relief, which was denied by a state district court and affirmed...

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