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981605P.pdf 08/10/1999 Jahn Henri Parker v. Michael Bowersox
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 98-1605
Western District of Missouri
Prisoner case - habeas. Claims of Miranda violations and ineffective
assistance of counsel in guilt phase of death penalty case rejected;
counsel's failure to call penalty phase witness to rebut aggravating factor
(that Parker murdered the victim to prevent her testimony in a separate
assault proceeding) was ineffective assistance; state shall either impose a
life sentence of provide a new penalty phase hearing.