Legal Opinion
United States v. Bennie E. Barnes
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 20, 1979No. 77-2097PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAZELON, Senior Circuit Judge.
Appellant, Bennie E. Barnes, appeals the denial without a hearing of his petition to vacate his sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (1976). The question presented is whether “the files and records of the case conclusively show that the prisoner is entitled to no relief” 1 on the claim that his statements to the police were involuntary and should not have been admitted at his trial. We reverse and remand for a hearing.
I
Our review of the trial transcript and record in this case reveals the following:
Shortly after noon on Saturday, March 8, 1969, appellant returned home…
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