HILL, Circuit Judge.
The appeal is from an order denying and dismissing a petition for a writ of habeas corpus brought by a state prisoner.
In 1947 a state court indictment was returned against appellant Ward for first degree murder. A jury was empaneled and sworn and after two days of trial Ward pled guilty to a lesser included offense, first degree manslaughter. The jury was dismissed and a sentence of forty years was imposed. In 1961 Ward began state habeas...
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