DEVOLD v. BLACKBURN

No. 77-3150 Summary Calendar.

574 F.2d 1361 (1978)

Richard DEVOLD, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Frank BLACKBURN, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 16, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Devold, pro se.

Samuel C. Cashio, Maringouin, La., for respondent-appellee.

Before BROWN, Chief Judge, COLEMAN and VANCE, Circuit Judges.


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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