FORSYTH v. AULT

No. 07-2839.

537 F.3d 887 (2008)

Ricky Wayne FORSYTH, Appellant, v. John AULT II, Warden, Anamosa State Penitentiary, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 8, 2008.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied September 5, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Unes J. Booth, argued, Osceola, IA, for appellant.

Thomas William Andrews, argued, Des Moines, IA, for appellee.

Before WOLLMAN, BEAM, and RILEY, Circuit Judges.


WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Ricky Wayne Forsyth was convicted by an Iowa jury in April 1994 of first-degree murder for the deaths of his estranged wife, his three children, and two children of his wife's boyfriend. His conviction was affirmed on direct appeal. Iowa v. Forsyth, 547 N.W.2d 833 (Iowa Ct.App.1996). On appeal from the denial of Forsyth's application for post-conviction relief...

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