1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 499 F.2d
  5. 499 F.2d 456 (1974)
 

LEE v. HOPPER

No. 73-3601.

499 F.2d 456 (1974)

William LEE, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Joseph S. HOPPER, Warden, Georgia State Prison, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied September 23, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur K. Bolton, Atty. Gen., Courtney Wilder Stanton, Asst. Atty. Gen., B. Dean Grindle, Jr., Deputy Asst. Atty. Gen., Atlanta, Ga., for respondent-appellant.

F. Robert Raley, Macon, Ga. (Court-appointed), for petitioner-appellee.

Before BELL, GOLDBERG and CLARK, Circuit Judges.

CLARK, Circuit Judge:

William Lee received a fifteen year prison sentence after his attorney, in Lee's presence and with his tacit approval, entered pleas of guilty to indictments charging two counts of rape. Three years later Lee initiated habeas corpus proceedings in the Georgia state courts claiming that the pleas had been entered by his privately retained attorney without authority and in contravention of his request...

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