FARMER v. BETO

No. 71-1338 Summary Calendar.

446 F.2d 1357 (1971)

Robert FARMER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Dr. George J. BETO, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 16, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Farmer, pro se.

Crawford C. Martin, Atty. Gen. of Texas, Charles R. Parrett, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nola White, First Asst. Atty. Gen., Alfred Walker, Executive Asst. Atty. Gen., Robert C. Flowers, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent-appellee.

Before THORNBERRY, MORGAN and CLARK, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

This appeal is taken from an order of the district court denying the petition of a Texas state prisoner for the writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.

Farmer is serving a life sentence for rape, having been convicted upon his plea of guilty. In his petition for habeas corpus, Farmer alleged that his privately-retained trial counsel was ineffective because he allowed appellant to plead guilty when the state...

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