COCHRELL v. PURKETT

No. 96-2111.

113 F.3d 124 (1997)

Lowell COCHRELL, Petitioner-Appellant, v. James PURKETT, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided May 7, 1997.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied June 13, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen E. Rothenberg, Clayton, MO, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Michael J. Spillane, Assistant Attorney General, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before ARNOLD, Chief Judge, ROSS and BEAM, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied June 13, 1997.

ROSS, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Lowell Cochrell seeks reversal of the district court's1 denial of his habeas corpus petition on the ground that his claim was barred as successive and that he failed to demonstrate cause to excuse the successive claim. We affirm.

I.

Appellant was convicted of rape and was sentenced to 35 years imprisonment as a...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases