MAKAL v. STATE OF ARIZ.

No. 75-1077.

544 F.2d 1030 (1976)

James John MAKAL, Petitioner-Appellant, v. STATE OF ARIZONA and Harold G. Cardwell, Superintendent, Arizona State Prison, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

October 26, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Munger (argued), of Verity & Smith, Tucson, Ariz., for petitioner.

William J. Schafer, III, Atty. (argued), Phoenix, Ariz., for respondents.

Before CHAMBERS, CARTER and TRASK, Circuit Judges.


TRASK, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner, a prisoner in state custody, unsuccessfully sought a writ of habeas corpus from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. We have jurisdiction of his appeal under 28 U.S.C. § 2253. Petitioner pleaded guilty to a charge of first degree murder on October 10, 1969, in the Superior Court of Pima County, Arizona. He now contends that the trial court erred in accepting this plea without making

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