FIELDS v. WYRICK

No. 81-1245.

682 F.2d 154 (1982)

Edward FIELDS, Appellant, v. Donald WYRICK, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided April 23, 1982.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied May 28, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey E. Hartnett, Clayton, Mo., for Edward Fields.

John Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Steven W. Garrett, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, Mo., for appellee.

Before LAY, Chief Judge, and HEANEY and ROSS, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied May 28, 1982.

HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

Edward Fields appeals from the district court's denial of his petition for habeas corpus relief filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. We reverse the lower court on the ground that Fields' state court conviction was obtained as a result of his involuntary confession. Federal habeas corpus relief, therefore, should have been granted.

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