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STIDHAM v. SWENSON

No. 20685.

506 F.2d 478 (1974)

James William STIDHAM, Appellant, v. Harold R. SWENSON, Warden, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided March 28, 1974.

On Rehearing November 26, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark M. Hennelly, St. Louis, Mo., for appellant.

John C. Danforth, Atty. Gen., and David Robards, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, Md., for appellee.

Before GIBSON, HEANEY and BRIGHT, Circuit Judges.

On Rehearing En Banc November 26, 1974.

HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

The sole issue on this habeas corpus appeal is whether James Stidham's confession that he participated in the brutal slaying of a fellow inmate during a riot at the Missouri State Penitentiary was properly received in evidence at his state trial for murder. The state trial court held that the confession was voluntary and properly received in evidence. This ruling was affirmed by the Missouri Supreme...

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