FIELDS v. HEER

No. 16793.

371 F.2d 397 (1967)

James W. FIELDS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Henry HEER, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit.

January 12, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lewis B. Hollabaugh (Court Appointed), Nashville, Tenn., for appellant.

David W. McMackin, Nashville, Tenn., Henry C. Foutch, Asst. Atty. Gen., David W. McMackin, Asst. Atty. Gen., State of Tennessee, Nashville, Tenn., on brief; George F. McCanless, Atty. Gen., and Reporter State of Tennessee, of counsel, for appellee.

Before PHILLIPS, EDWARDS and CELEBREZZE, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Petitioner appeals from an adverse decision rendered against him in a habeas corpus proceeding. He entered a plea of guilty to a charge of first degree murder while represented by the assistant public defender of Shelby County, Tennessee, and was sentenced to life imprisonment. He contends that he was denied effective representation by counsel and that his plea of guilty was not voluntary.

District Judge Frank Gray, Jr., conducted a full evidentiary...

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