EVANS v. HENDERSON

No. 73-1191 Summary Calendar.

479 F.2d 1045 (1973)

Daryl EVANS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. C. Murray HENDERSON, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Respondent. Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 28, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Zibilich, New Orleans, La., court-appointed, for petitioner-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Baton Rouge, La., James Garrison, Dist. Atty., New Orleans, La., for respondent-appellee.

Before WISDOM, AINSWORTH and CLARK, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Evans brought this petition seeking habeas corpus relief alleging that his several confessions introduced into evidence during his state murder trial were involuntary. After holding an evidentiary hearing on the petition, the district court denied all relief. We affirm.

The involuntariness claim is premised on Evans' contention that his oral and written statements were the product of promises by the interrogating officers that he would not receive...

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