Legal Opinion
Wayne Anthony Agee v. J.D. White, Warden and Attorney General of the State of Alabama, Respondents
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 13, 1987No. 85-7749PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:
Wayne Anthony Agee, an Alabama inmate, appeals the denial of his petition for habeas corpus. At issue is whether two statements appellant gave to police were obtained in violation of appellant’s rights under the fourth and fifth amendments and the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment. Appellant claims that both statements were tainted by his initial, illegal arrest. In addition, he contends that he gave the second statement, in which he confessed to committing rape, after an ineffective waiver of his Miranda rights.
The district court found that appellant’s…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
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- Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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