WASHINGTON v. CARDWELL

No. 73-1627.

491 F.2d 1259 (1974)

Ozie WASHINGTON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Harold J. CARDWELL, Warden, Arizona State Prison, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

February 26, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

B. Michael Dann (argued), Treon, Warnicke & Dann, Phoenix, Ariz., for petitioner-appellant.

Thomas A. Jacobs (argued), Gary K. Nelson, Peter M. Van Orman, Ronald L. Crismon, Asst. Attys. Gen., Phoenix, Ariz., for respondent-appellee.

Before BROWNING, CARTER and WRIGHT, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Petitioner sought a writ of habeas corpus claiming his guilty plea to a first-degree burglary charge in the Arizona courts was based on an erroneous, but reasonable, belief that he would receive a sentence of three to five years. The sentence actually imposed was 10 to 15 years. After two evidentiary hearings, the district court denied the writ, stating simply that the petition was "without merit," without entering more specific findings of fact or conclusions...

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