Legal Opinion
James William Stidham v. Harold R. Swenson, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 26, 1974No. 20685Published
1Opinion of the Court
506 F.2d 478
James William STIDHAM, Appellant,
v.
Harold R. SWENSON, Warden, Appellee.
No. 20685.
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Submitted June 13, 1973.
Decided March 28, 1974, On Rehearing En Banc Nov. 26, 1974.
Mark M. Hennelly, St. Louis, Mo., for appellant.
John C. Danforth, Atty. Gen., and David Robards, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, Md., for appellee.
Before GIBSON, HEANEY and BRIGHT, Circuit Judges.
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
1
The sole issue on this habeas corpus appeal is whether James Stidham's confession that he participated in the brutal slaying of a fellow inmate during a…
Also in this document: Per curiam; Dissent.
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