Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. John Morgan Burton, III v. James Greer, Warden, Menard Correctional Center
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 9, 1981No. 80-1840PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
Respondent James Greer, Warden of Menard Correctional Center, Illinois, appeals from the district court order granting petitioner-appellee John Morgan Burton, Ill’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We reverse.
Burton was arrested in 1972 and charged with murder. A pretrial suppression hearing was conducted to determine whether two statements made by Burton on April 27,1972, were voluntary. Six police personnel who were at the police station when Burton made the statements testified for the state. Burton and Cheryl Thunehorst, Burton’s fiancee, testified for…
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