Grover F. Hill v. Louis S. Nelson, Warden

Grover F. Hill (appellant) appeals from the district court’s order dismissing his petition for habeas corpus. Hill was convicted in the State Court of second degree murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment.

In his petition, Hill asserted that (1) his confession was coerced, and (2) his counsel was incompetent.

Hill was arrested shortly after his common law wife was shot to death, Within an hour after his arrest, Hill gave a statement to the police. At the trial, a woman testified that she had been with Hill on the night of the killing and that Hill repeatedly referred to his wife as a…