Legal Opinion
Jerry Bert Sumpter, Jr. v. Crispus Nix
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 7, 1988No. 88-1481PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.
Jerry Bert Sumpter, Jr., appeals from a final order entered in the District Court 1 for the Southern District of Iowa denying his petition for writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Sumpter v. Nix, Civ. No. 87-242-B (S.D. Iowa Feb. 26, 1988). For reversal appellant argues that his confession was involuntary in violation of the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment and that his sentence was illegal in violation of the double jeopardy clause of the Fifth Amendment. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm the order of the district court.
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