Derek Tice v. Gene Johnson, No. 09-8245 (4th Cir. 2011)
Annotate this CaseRespondent appealed the district court's grant of a writ of habeas corpus to the petitioner who was twice convicted of raping and murdering a victim when seven other men allegedly were concurrently involved in the rape and murder of the victim. At issue was whether the petitioner was entitled to the writ of habeas corpus issued by the district court where petitioner was ineffectively assisted by counsel when counsel failed to move to suppress petitioner's confession after petitioner invoked his right to answer no further questions. The court affirmed the writ of habeas corpus and held that counsel's failure to suppress the confession rendered suspect the jury's verdict.
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