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SUMLIN v. NELSON

No. 72-2188.

471 F.2d 295 (1972)

Warren Ervin SUMLIN, Appellant, v. Louis S. NELSON, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

November 28, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James F. Hewitt, Federal Public Defender, J. Frank McCabe, Asst. Federal Public Defender, San Francisco, Cal., for appellant.

Evelle J. Younger, Atty. Gen., Derald E. Granberg, Michael Buzzell, Deputy Attys. Gen., Edward A. Hinz, Jr., Chief Asst. Atty. Gen., Doris Maier, Asst. Atty. Gen., San Francisco, Cal., for appellee.

Before ELY, HUFSTEDLER, and GOODWIN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Warren Ervin Sumlin appeals a judgment denying him habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. §§ 2241 and 2254. Appellant contends that his guilty plea in state court was induced by incorrect legal advice and is therefore invalid under the standard specified in North Carolina v. Alford, 400 U.S. 25, 31, 91 S.Ct. 160, 27 L.Ed.2d 162 (1970).

Sumlin pleaded guilty to five counts of a ten-count indictment for robbery...

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