HENRY, Circuit Judge.
John Swiger stated in police custody that he shot and killed David Seiler under the orders of the Petitioner-Appellant David P. Stevens. At Mr. Stevens's state trial, Mr. Swiger did not testify, but his statement was admitted into evidence over Mr. Stevens's objection. A jury convicted Mr. Stevens of first-degree murder and other counts. On direct appeal, the Colorado Supreme Court concluded that the admission of Mr. Swiger's confession did not...
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