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POYNTER v. PARKE

No. 82-5271.

706 F.2d 777 (1983)

David Lee POYNTER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Al. C. PARKE, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided May 20, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James F. Perkins (argued), Lawrenceburg, Ky. (Court-appointed), for petitioner-appellant.

Steven L. Beshear, Atty. Gen. of Ky., James L. Dickinson, Paul E. Reilender, Jr. (argued), Asst. Attys. Gen., Frankfort, Ky., for respondent-appellee.

Before EDWARDS, Chief Circuit Judge, CONTIE, Circuit Judge and WEICK, Senior Circuit Judge.

PER CURIAM.

Appellant Poynter appeals from denial of his habeas corpus petition by a District Judge in the Western District of Kentucky. At trial, before the state court, Poynter had been convicted on charges of murder and robbery and sentenced to life and 20 year terms respectively.

Poynter's appeal centers upon his claims: (1) that allegedly coercive police tactics brought to bear on both him and his wife led Poynter to confess his role in the robbery and...

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