Legal Opinion
Robert Anthony Williams, A/K/A Anthony Erthel Williams v. Lou v. Brewer, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 30, 1975No. 74--1300PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VOGEL, Circuit Judge.
Appellee, Robert Anthony Williams, was found guilty by jury verdict of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment in the Iowa State Penitentiary. In a five to four decision, the Supreme Court of Iowa affirmed the conviction and denied rehearing. See State v. Williams, 182 N.W.2d 396 (1971).
After exhaustion of his state remedies, appellee filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court1 on the ground that certain statements made by appellee, and other evidence and testimony obtained as the result of those statements, were improperly admitted…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by48 opinions
- Nix v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Brewer v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979
- Commonwealth v. HoseyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- State v. SnethenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1976
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