Legal Opinion
Archie Dixon v. Marc Houk
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 12, 2013No. 17-2109UnknownCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSiler, J., joined by Cole, J.,
MERRITT, J. (pp. 1013-17), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
AMENDED OPINION
SILER, Circuit Judge.
Twenty years ago, Archie Dixon and his accomplice brutally attacked Christopher Hammer and buried him alive. Dixon was convicted of aggravated murder, robbery, kidnaping, and forgery, and the state trial court sentenced him to death. He sought to vacate his conviction and sentence, asserting that his confession was obtained in violation of his Miranda rights and alleging numerous errors in his trial. We ruled that his confession was coerced, deeming his remaining claims regarding…
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