JONES v. ZIMMERMAN

No. 85-3637.

805 F.2d 1125 (1986)

George JONES M-2329, Appellant, v. Charles ZIMMERMAN, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided November 28, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. Bender (argued), Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellant.

Kenneth J. Benson (argued), Asst. Dist. Atty., Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellee.

Before WEIS, MANSMANN, and HUNTER, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

WEIS, Circuit Judge.

In this habeas corpus case, petitioner alleges that the state trial court was required to rule specifically on the voluntariness of an inculpatory statement even though he denied making it. He also alleges a deprivation of the right to counsel of his choice because the prosecution demanded that the lawyer represent either petitioner or a co-defendant. We conclude that by denying suppression of the statement the state...

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