PHARR v. GUDMANSON

No. 91-1187.

951 F.2d 117 (1991)

John PHARR, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Donald GUDMANSON, Superintendent, Oshkosh Correctional Institution, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 16, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Virginia A. Pomeroy, Office of Public Defender, Milwaukee, Wis. (argued), for petitioner-appellant.

James M. Freimuth, State of Wis., Dept. of Justice, Madison, Wis. (argued), for respondent-appellee.

Before CUDAHY, RIPPLE and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

John Pharr brought this petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 to challenge his 1987 Wisconsin conviction for concealing stolen property. His sole ground for relief was that the conviction was the result of a coerced confession in violation of his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. The district court dismissed the petition, and this appeal followed. We affirm.

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