James Roy Hill v. Donald Wyrick

570 F.2d 748

James Roy HILL, Appellant,

v.

Donald WYRICK, Appellee.

No. 77-1535.

United States Court of Appeals,

Eighth Circuit.

Submitted Dec. 12, 1977.

Decided Feb. 14, 1978.

Lawrence J. Altman, Clayton, Mo., for appellant; William R. Hirsch, Clayton, Mo., on the brief.

Michael H. Finkelstein, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, Mo., for appellee; John D. Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, Mo., on the brief.

Before ROSS, STEPHENSON and WEBSTER, Circuit Judges.

WEBSTER, Circuit Judge.

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James Roy Hill appeals from the District Court's1 denial of his writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §…