BLACKWELL v. GRAVES

No. 02-2091.

349 F.3d 529 (2003)

Michael Eugene BLACKWELL, Appellant, v. Leonard GRAVES, Warden, Iowa State Penitentiary, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: November 12, 2003.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied: December 16, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas P. Eller, argued, Denison, IA, for appellant.

Mary Tabor, argued, Des Moines, IA, for appellee.

Before HANSEN, Chief Judge, LOKEN, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied: December 16, 2003.

SMITH, Circuit Judge.

Michael Eugene Blackwell was found guilty in Iowa state court of two counts of murder and one count of burglary. After exhausting his direct and collateral appeals in Iowa state courts, Blackwell filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. In his petition, Blackwell argued that the Iowa Court of Appeals' rejection...

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