John Joseph Camillo v. Donald Wyrick, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENSON, Circuit Judge.
This case is an appeal of the denial of relief by the district court 1 sought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On August 10, 1967, petitioner-appellant Camillo pleaded guilty to a charge of first degree murder in connection with the shooting death of Friday Lane during a robbery. Camillo was sentenced to life imprisonment. In this appeal Camillo contends his plea was coerced because of his abuse in jail, his treatment at the mental hospital, and his counsel’s advice while he awaited trial. Camillo argues that he was improperly denied a conditional writ of habeas corpus…
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