wanted to discuss the matter with them.  The police immediately took him to the police station and again advised him of his Miranda rights.  Indicating that he understood the Miranda warning, Mr. Mujihadeen gave a recorded question and answer statement in which he admitted that he was at the scene of the robbery-murder but denied that it was he who had shot the victim and denied having known that his cohorts were planning a robbery.  Mr. Mujihadeen now says that he decided to make the statement only because the officers had been "nagging" him throughout his custody.


7
Mr. Mujihadeen's automobile and his .22 caliber revolver--later determined to be the murder weapon--were introduced into evidence at trial.  One of the two officers testified that Mr. Mujihadeenwas the "trigger man."   Over objection, the government also introduced the confession Mr. Mujihadeen had made to the police.


8
A jury found Mr. Mujihadeen guilty of attempted robbery and of murder during the perpetration of a robbery (felony-murder).  He was sentenced to life imprisonment.  Mr. Mujihadeen appealed unsuccessfully to the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals.  A further direct appeal to the Tennessee Supreme Court was not attempted within the prescribed time limit.


9
In 1981 Mr. Mujihadeen filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.  The petition was dismissed for failure to exhaust state remedies.  Mr. Mujihadeen subsequently sought a writ of habeas corpus in state court, alleging that he had