PER CURIAM:
Richard Devold entered a plea of guilty to a charge of second degree murder in Louisiana state court and was sentenced to life imprisonment. He then sought a writ of habeas corpus in the state courts and, after exhausting his state remedies, filed for relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, claiming that the guilty plea was not voluntarily and intelligently entered and that his court-appointed counsel rendered ineffective assistance. The District Court denied...
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