Legal Opinion
Strenten Vujosevic v. John R. Rafferty, Superintendent of Rahway State Prison, and W. Carey Edwards, Attorney General of New Jersey
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 18, 1988No. 87-5509PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
JAMES HUNTER, III, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Strenten Vujosevic seeks a reversal of the order of the District Court denying him a writ of habeas corpus. His petition to the federal court alleged that he is in state custody despite two violations of his constitutional rights during his trial for murder: (1) his written confession introduced at trial was obtained in violation of his right to remain silent and was involuntary; (2) the trial court refused to instruct the jury on the lesser included offense of aggravated assault, in violation of Vujosevic’s rights under the…
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