PER CURIAM:
The District Court denied the appellant's petition for writ of habeas corpus without a hearing on grounds that the record and the trial transcript show his allegations are without merit. We reverse for a hearing.
Appellant is serving two consecutive ten-year sentences in a Florida penitentiary for escape and for possession of a weapon. He alleges coercion of a plea of guilty and ineffective assistance of counsel, contending that court-appointed...
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