WERNERT v. ARN

No. 85-4017.

819 F.2d 613 (1987)

Patricia N. WERNERT, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Dorothy ARN, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

April 9, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary E. Moran, Robert S. Catz, Cleveland, Ohio, Janice Toran, argued, for petitioner-appellant.

Thomas J. O'Connell, Columbus, Ohio, Beverly Yale, argued, Richard D. Drake, Asst. Attys. Gen., Columbus, Ohio, James D. Bates, Asst. Pros. Atty., Toledo, Ohio, Holly T. Sydlow, Toledo, Ohio, for respondent-appellee.

Before NELSON and RYAN, Circuit Judges, and ENSLEN, District Judge.


DAVID A. NELSON, Circuit Judge.

Patricia Wernert, the petitioner in this habeas corpus proceeding, makes a three-pronged collateral attack upon her conviction for aggravated murder. First, she claims that incriminating statements admitted during trial were improperly obtained after she had expressed a desire to consult with an attorney. Second, she contends that the admission of her husband's confession violated her Sixth Amendment right to confront witnesses against...

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