CHARLES CLARK, Circuit Judge:
On April 25, 1970, Robert Lee Burden was arrested on a charge filed by his estranged wife accusing him of "carnally knowing, or abusing in the attempt to carnally know, Charlene Burden a girl under the age of 12." An Alabama grand jury subsequently indicted Burden as a result of these charges. The state trial court appointed counsel for Burden, and, on June 4, 1971, Burden pled guilty to the charges. The court sentenced Burden to a prison...
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