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DAVIS v. ALLSBROOKS

No. 84-6654.

778 F.2d 168 (1985)

James E. DAVIS, Appellant, v. Harry L. ALLSBROOKS, Warden of the Northhampton Co. Prison; State of North Carolina, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided November 27, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George Daly (Eben Rawls; Haywood, Carson & Merryman, Charlotte, N.C., on brief), for appellant.

Richard N. League, Sp. Atty. Gen. (Lacy H. Thornburg, Atty. Gen., Raleigh, N.C., on brief), for appellees.

Before PHILLIPS, CHAPMAN, and WILKINSON, Circuit Judges.

WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:

Appellant James E. Davis was convicted of first degree murder in North Carolina state court. After exhausting the state appeals process, see State v. Davis, 305 N.C. 400, 290 S.E.2d 574 (1982), he sought a writ of habeas corpus, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, in the district court for the Western District of North Carolina. Appellant alleged constitutional violations with respect to his confession...

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