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DeVILLE v. WHITLEY

No. 92-4829.

21 F.3d 654 (1994)

Patrick O. DeVILLE and Jimmy A. Vidrine, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. John P. WHITLEY, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 27, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth J. Servay, Tulane Law School (court-appointed), Rebecca Sember, Tulane Law Student, New Orleans, LA (court-appointed), for appellants.

A. Bruce Rozas, Mamou, LA, for appellees.

Before WOOD, SMITH and DUHÉ, Circuit Judges.

DUHÉ, Circuit Judge:

Appellants, Patrick DeVille and Jimmy Vidrine, appeal the dismissal of their habeas petition. Appellants contend that their pleas of guilt to second degree murder are invalid because (1) they lacked the mental capacity to plead; (2) they were not informed of the elements of second degree murder; (3) their attorneys coerced them into pleading; and (4) they were denied the effective assistance of counsel. After a careful review of these contentions...

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