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BREWER v. WILLIAMS

No. 74-1263.

430 U.S. 387 (1977)

BREWER, WARDEN v. WILLIAMS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 23, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard C. Turner, Attorney General of Iowa, and Richard N. Winders, Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioner.

Robert Bartels by appointment of the Court, 423 U.S. 1044, argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.*

MR. JUSTICE STEWART delivered the opinion of the Court.

An Iowa trial jury found the respondent, Robert Williams, guilty of murder. The judgment of conviction was affirmed in the Iowa Supreme Court by a closely divided vote. In a subsequent habeas corpus proceeding a Federal District Court ruled that under the United States Constitution Williams is entitled to a new trial, and a divided Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit...

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