SANDERS, Chief Justice.
The Grand Jury of Orleans Parish indicted James Pace for attempted aggravated rape. LSA-R.S. 14:27, 14:42. The trial jury returned a verdict of guilty. As a multiple offender, the defendant was sentenced on May 5, 1967, to a term of 40 years in the Louisiana State Penitentiary. At sentencing, defense counsel gave notice of his intention to appeal. The appeal was never perfected.
On April 17, 1972, in a habeas corpus proceeding, the...
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