RAWLS v. MABRY

No. 80-1337.

630 F.2d 654 (1980)

Robert Lee RAWLS, Appellant, v. James MABRY, Commissioner, Arkansas Department of Correction, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided October 2, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victor A. Fleming, Hoover, Jacobs & Storey, Little Rock, Ark., for appellant.

Steve Clark, Atty. Gen., Little Rock, Ark. by James F. Dowden, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, Ark., for appellee.

Before BRIGHT, ROSS and STEPHENSON, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Robert Lee Rawls appeals from the dismissal of his petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1976), alleging that 1) he was denied effective assistance of counsel; 2) his plea of nolo contendere to the rape charge was not voluntary; and 3) he was denied a full and fair state appellate process. We affirm.

In October of 1977, Rawls was arrested on charges of rape and first degree battery. Represented by the Public...

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