BLASINGAME v. ESTELLE

No. 78-1150.

604 F.2d 893 (1979)

Joe Michael BLASINGAME, Petitioner-Appellant, v. W. J. ESTELLE, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 16, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Tobin, Staff Counsel for Inmates, (court-appointed), Huntsville, Tex., for petitioner-appellant.

Barbara M. Barron, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for respondent-appellee.

Before WISDOM, AINSWORTH and RONEY, Circuit Judges.


RONEY, Circuit Judge:

On this appeal the sole issue is whether a state trial court committed constitutional error in refusing to suppress a defendant's confession allegedly obtained in violation of his right to counsel. We hold it did not, and affirm the denial of a writ of habeas corpus by the district court.

Joe Michael Blasingame was convicted by a Texas jury in 1975 of the offense of aggravated robbery and sentenced to 20 years imprisonment. The conviction...

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