Chambers

Chambers v. Ducharme

Good Law
862 F.2d 875·1988 WL 126252
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitNovember 15, 198836-3_6California1,603 words

Opinion

Opinion

862 F.2d 875 Unpublished Disposition NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Ric Isaac CHAMBERS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Kenneth DUCHARME, Superintendent of Washington State Reformatory, Respondent- Appellee. No. 88-3598. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 7, 1988. Decided Nov. 15, 1988. Before JAMES R. BROWNING, WALLACE and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Ric Isaac Chambers appeals the district court's order denying his petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2254 . Appellant contends that his first degree murder conviction was invalid because the state unconstitutionally secured incriminating statements from him. FACTUAL BACKGROUND 3 The trial court made the following findings of fact: 4 On the night of October 8, 1977, detectives of the King County Department of Public Safety were investigating the homicide of Lynna Est. At midnight, the detectives were at the residence of the appellant's sister,…

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