SIMPSON v. NORRIS

No. 06-2823.

490 F.3d 1029 (2007)

Sedrice Maurice SIMPSON, Appellant, v. Larry NORRIS, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: June 27, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Jeffrey M. Rosenzweig of Little Rock, AR.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Joseph V. Svoboda, AAG, of Little Rock, AR.

Before RILEY, BOWMAN, and ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.


ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Sedrice Simpson, a prisoner under sentence of death in the State of Arkansas, appeals the district court's denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, see 28 U.S.C. § 2254. We vacate the judgment and remand for further proceedings.

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