DANFORTH v. CRIST

No. 05-3987.

624 F.3d 915 (2010)

Stephen DANFORTH, Petitioner-Appellant, v. David CRIST; Minnesota Department of Corrections, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: October 25, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jenny Chaplinski , argued, St. Cloud, MN, for appellant.

Linda K. Jenny , Assistant County Attorney, argued, Minneapolis, MN, for appellee.

Before RILEY, Chief Judge, BYE and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.


BYE, Circuit Judge.

Stephen Danforth was convicted of first-degree criminal sexual conduct on March 16, 1996, and is currently serving a 316-month term of imprisonment. After several unsuccessful appeals and requests for postconviction relief in the Minnesota courts, Danforth sought habeas relief in federal district court. The district court1 denied Danforth's petition for writ of habeas corpus...

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