GROOMS v. KEENEY

No. 86-4287.

826 F.2d 883 (1987)

Richard GROOMS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. J.C. KEENEY, Superintendent, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided September 1, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marianne D. Bachers, Eugene, Or., for petitioner-appellant.

David L. Kramer, Salem, Or., for respondent-appellee.

Before ANDERSON, TANG and NOONAN, Circuit Judges.


TANG, Circuit Judge:

Grooms, an Oregon state prisoner, appeals the district court's dismissal of his federal habeas corpus petition, 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his conviction of aggravated murder on the grounds that (1) his confession was improperly admitted and (2) the Oregon aggravated murder statute violates due process and equal protection. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

On August 30, 1978, police officers in Lynnwood, Washington, arrested Grooms...

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