Lionel BRADFORD, PetitionerAppellee,
v.
Perry JOHNSON, Warden of the State Prison of Southern Michigan, Respondent-Appellant
v.
Perry JOHNSON, Warden of the State Prison of Southern Michigan, Respondent-Appellant
72-1905.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Mar 28, 1973.
Stewart H. Freeman, Asst. Sol. Gen., for respondent-appellant; Frank J. Kelley, Atty. Gen., Robert A. Derengoski, Sol. Gen., Lansing, Mich., on brief., David R. Hood, Detroit, Mich., Court-appointed, for petitioner-appellee.
Edwards, McCREE, Per Curiam, Young.
Cited by 25 opinions | Published
This appeal from the granting of a writ of habeas corpus presents the question whether a person convicted by a state’s knowing use of coerced testimony obtained by torture, threats and abuse of a witness is in custody in violation of his Constitutional right to due process of law. We answer this question in the affirmative and affirm the judgment of the District Court for the reasons stated in its opinion reported at 354 F.Supp. 1331.
Affirmed.