COLEMAN v. GOODWIN

No. 14-30785.

833 F.3d 537 (2016)

Jeremy COLEMAN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Jerry GOODWIN, Warden, David Wade Correctional Center, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed August 15, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeremy Coleman, Homer, LA, Pro Se.

Suzanne Morelock Williams , District Attorney's Office, Shreveport, LA, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before SMITH, BARKSDALE, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.


Jeremy Coleman, a Louisiana prisoner, appeals the dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We reverse and remand.

I.

On advice of attorney Kammi Whatley, Coleman pleaded guilty of manslaughter. He retained attorney Alex Washington to file a direct appeal. The appellate court denied relief...

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