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CURRY v. ESTELLE

No. 75-3181. Summary Calendar.

531 F.2d 766 (1976)

Alva E. CURRY, Petitioner-Appellant, v. W. J. ESTELLE, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 14, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alva E. Curry, pro se.

John L. Hill, Atty. Gen., Dunklin Sullivan, Austin, Tex., for respondent-appellee.

Before AINSWORTH, CLARK and RONEY, Circuit Judges:

PER CURIAM:

The sole issue meriting discussion in this habeas case is whether the petitioner's mental competency to plead was properly resolved in accordance with the standards of Pate v. Robinson, 383 U.S. 375, 86 S.Ct. 836, 15 L.Ed.2d 815 (1966). In 1972, Alva E. Curry, represented by court-appointed counsel, pled guilty to rape in Texas state court and received a sentence of 5-15 years. Before accepting the plea, the court...

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