Stafon Thompson v. Tom Roy, No. 14-1821 (8th Cir. 2016)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: Per Curiam - Before Gruender, Shepherd and Kelly, Circuit Judges] Prisoner case - Habeas. On remand from the Supreme Court of the United States. The court's prior opinion and judgement are vacated and the matter is remanded to the District Court for further consideration in light of Montgomery v. Louisiana, 136 S. Ct. 718 (2016).
This opinion or order relates to an opinion or order originally issued on July 14, 2015.
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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 14-1821 ___________________________ Stafon Edward Thompson lllllllllllllllllllllPetitioner - Appellant v. Tom Roy, Commissioner of Corrections lllllllllllllllllllllRespondent - Appellee ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the District of Minnesota - Minneapolis ____________ Submitted: February 10, 2015 Filed: April 22, 2016 [Unpublished] ____________ Before GRUENDER, SHEPHERD, and KELLY, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. The United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in this case, vacated the judgment, and remanded the case to our court for further proceedings. We now vacate the opinion and judgment we entered in this case and remand with directions for the district court to reconsider Thompson’s request for § 2254 relief in light of the United States Supreme Court decision in Montgomery v. Louisiana, 577 U.S. ---, 136 S. Ct. 718 (2016). ______________________________ -2-
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