Legal Opinion
Robert Steven Winfrey v. Donald Wyrick, Warden, Missouri State Penitentiary and State of Iowa
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 17, 1988No. 86-2451PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Robert Winfrey was convicted of murder in Iowa state court. At his trial the state introduced confessions Winfrey made to two police officers. Winfrey moved to suppress the statements on the grounds that he made them involuntarily, but the state court denied his motion. Winfrey filed a habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1982), renewing his assertions that the confessions were involuntary. The district court agreed with Winfrey and granted his petition. Winfrey’s custodian and the State of Iowa brought this appeal, which requires us to determine,…
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