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JOHNSON v. NIX

No. 84-1698.

763 F.2d 344 (1985)

Kevin Richard JOHNSON, Appellant, v. Crispus C. NIX, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided June 3, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Wright, Jr., Des Moines, Iowa, for appellant.

Thomas D. McGrane, Des Moines, Iowa, for appellee.

Before HEANEY, ROSS and FAGG, Circuit Judges.

FAGG, Circuit Judge.

Following a nonjury trial, Kevin Johnson was convicted of the first degree murder of his infant son, Kevin, Jr. His conviction was affirmed by the Iowa Supreme Court, State v. Johnson, 318 N.W.2d 417 (Iowa 1982). Johnson subsequently filed a habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. In his petition, Johnson asserts that incriminating statements made by him and admitted into evidence were made...

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