Wheeler v. Kaiser

STONE, Circuit Judge.

Fred Wheeler has filed a petition for the writ of habeas corpus to secure release from the Missouri State Penitentiary where he is now confined under a judgment of conviction of a Missouri State court on a plea of guilty therein. Respondent has filed his; return to a show cause order and has filed, also, a motion to dismiss this proceeding. Counsel, appointed for petitioner, has filed a thorough brief in opposition to the motion.

The petition is based upon four grounds which are: (1) that the conviction and sentence were procured by use of a confession obtained by coercion…