WALKER v. CAHALAN

No. 75-2328.

542 F.2d 681 (1976)

Lee Dell WALKER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. William CAHALAN et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided October 8, 1976.

Rehearing Denied November 5, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter R. Barbara, Barbara, Ruby & Domol, P.C., Phil Bozzo, Detroit, Mich., for plaintiff-appellant.

George E. Brand, Jr., Herschel P. Fink, Detroit, Mich., for Detroit News.

Rheo C. Marchand, Asst. Pros. Atty., Detroit, Mich., for defendants-appellees.

Before CELEBREZZE, PECK and MILLER, Circuit Judges.


JOHN W. PECK, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff, Lee Dell Walker, appeals from the order of the district court granting defendants' Motions for Summary Judgment.

This action for damages had it genesis in plaintiff-appellant's 1954 conviction for the first degree murder of grocery store owner John Drousitious. At trial, Walker's confession was introduced into evidence. On July 12, 1954, appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment...

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