LeBLANC v. HENDERSON

No. 72-3509 Summary Calendar.

478 F.2d 481 (1973)

Donner Joseph LeBLANC, Petitioner-Appellant, v. C. Murray HENDERSON, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 14, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard M. Olsen, New Orleans, La. (Court Appointed), for petitioner-appellant.

Thomas P. McGee, Asst. Dist. Atty., Parish of Jefferson, Gretna, La., William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., S. J. Dileo, Jr., Special Counsel, Baton Rouge, La., for respondent-appellee.

Before JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge, and DYER and SIMPSON, Circuit Judges.


JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:

This appeal is taken from denial of a writ of habeas corpus below on grounds that (i) Appellant's conviction in the State Court resulted from a plea of guilty entered by his appointed counsel in violation of Article 553 of the Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure1 and (ii) the plea of guilty was neither voluntary or knowingly made.2

A brief recital of the events preceding...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases