JAMERSON v. ESTELLE

No. 80-1683.

666 F.2d 241 (1982)

McCoy JAMERSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. W. J. ESTELLE, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit A

January 25, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sharon Garner, c/o Vinson & Elkins, Houston, Tex., for petitioner-appellant.

Mark White, Atty. Gen., Leslie A. Benitez, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for respondent-appellee.

Before WISDOM, GEE and POLITZ, Circuit Judges.


POLITZ, Circuit Judge:

On February 6, 1970, McCoy Jamerson was arrested in Grand Prairie, Texas, for public drinking and illegal parking. Two days later, after being informed of his Miranda rights,1 Jamerson confessed to a January 20, 1970 Pantego, Texas, service station robbery, during which his accomplice murdered the attendant. On March 17, 1970, a Texas grand jury indicted Jamerson for this armed robbery.

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