James Dale Edwards v. Fred J. Vasel

Plaintiff, James Dale Edwards, brings this action for damages against a St. Louis police officer under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The district court (Judge Regan) granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment. We affirm.

The relevant background in this case indicates that Edwards was convicted of first degree murder in a Missouri state court and on appeal the Missouri Supreme Court affirmed that conviction. State v. Edwards, 435 S.W.2d 1 (1968). Thereafter he sought habeas corpus relief in the federal courts and ultimately received a hearing on the merits of his claim. The district court denied him…