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CARLOS v. WYRICK

No. 84-1590.

753 F.2d 691 (1985)

William H. CARLOS, Appellee, v. Donald W. WYRICK, Warden, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided January 31, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., George Cox, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, Mo., for appellant.

John T. Maughmer, Lathrop, Koontz, Righter, Clagett & Norquist, Kansas City, Mo., for appellee.

Before BRIGHT, McMILLIAN and BOWMAN, Circuit Judges.

BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.

William H. Carlos, a Missouri state prisoner, brought this habeas corpus action seeking relief from his 1974 conviction for first degree murder. The federal district court1 granted relief against Donald W. Wyrick, Warden of the Missouri State Penitentiary. We affirm.

The issue on appeal concerns the trial court's admission of the testimony of prosecution witness, Patrick McGuire. McGuire admitted the murder...

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