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MILLER v. FENTON

No. 84-5786.

474 U.S. 104 (1985)

MILLER v. FENTON, SUPERINTENDENT, RAHWAY STATE PRISON, ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 3, 1985

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Martin Klein argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Thomas S. Smith and Claudia Van Wyk.

Anne C. Paskow, Deputy Attorney General of New Jersey, argued the cause for respondents. With her on the brief were Irwin I. Kimmelman, Attorney General, and Allan J. Nodes and Debra L. Stone, Deputy Attorneys General.*

JUSTICE O'CONNOR delivered the opinion of the Court.

Under 28 U. S. C. § 2254(d), state-court findings of fact "shall be presumed to be correct" in a federal habeas corpus proceeding unless one of eight enumerated exceptions applies.1 The question presented is whether the voluntariness of a confession is an issue of fact entitled to the § 2254(d) presumption.

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