Legal Opinion
James William Stidham v. Harold R. Swenson, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 26, 1974No. 20685PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
The sole issue on this habeas corpus appeal is whether James Stidham’s confession that he participated in the brutal slaying of a fellow inmate during a riot at the Missouri State Penitentiary was properly received in evidence at his state trial for murder. The state trial court held that the confession was voluntary and properly received in evidence. This ruling was affirmed by the Missouri Supreme Court. State v. Stidham, 305 S.W.2d 7 (Mo.1957), denial of motion to vacate sentence affirmed, 403 S.W.2d 616 (Mo.1966). The voluntariness of the confession was again…
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