Jeff Mobley Ex Rel. Andrew Jackson Ross v. Donald L. Meek, Sheriff of Johnson County, Arkansas

STEPHENSON, Circuit Judge.

This appeal from a denial of habeas corpus relief by the district court 1 presents the question of whether a statement and confession made by appellant in connection with a plea bargain in a state criminal action was improperly admitted in appel lant’s trial in violation of his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination. We hold that the statement was involuntary under applicable federal standards and therefore reverse. The facts are largely undisputed.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of embezzling public funds and sentenced to custody for 21 years. His…