WILLIAMS v. NIX

No. 82-1140.

751 F.2d 956 (1985)

Robert Anthony WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. Crispus NIX, Warden of the Iowa State Penitentiary, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided January 7, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Bartels, Tempe, Ariz., for appellant.

Brent R. Appel and Thomas D. McGrane, Asst. Atty. Gen., Des Moines, Iowa, for appellee.

Before HEANEY, Circuit Judge, HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge, and ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.


ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

When this case was last before us, we directed that a writ of habeas corpus be granted unless the state commenced proceedings to re-try Robert Anthony Williams, the petitioner, for murder. We held that the State of Iowa had not proved that the police acted in good faith when they obtained statements from Williams that led them to the body of the murder victim. Therefore, in our view, the fact that the body had been discovered could not be admitted...

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