United States ex rel. Floyd v. Rundle

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

BODY, District Judge.

On June 13, 1957 the relator Eugene Floyd was found by a jury to be guilty of first degree murder. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. He made no motions for a new trial, nor did he seek to appeal the trial court’s decision. In March 1965 the relator filed a state habeas corpus petition claiming principally that his alleged confession admitted over his objection at his trial had been involuntary. He was granted a Jackson v. Denno hearing before the state courts and was represented by able appointed counsel. Both Floyd and the police officer…