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CEPULONIS v. PONTE

No. 82-1574.

699 F.2d 573 (1983)

Richard CEPULONIS, Petitioner, Appellant, v. Joseph PONTE, Respondent, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided February 7, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard C. Heidlage, Boston, Mass., by appointment of the Court, with whom Herrick & Smith, Boston, Mass., was on brief, for petitioner, appellant.

Michael B. Roitman, Asst. Atty. Gen., Boston, Mass., with whom Francis X. Bellotti, Atty. Gen., Stephen R. Delinsky, Asst. Atty. Gen., Chief Crim. Bureau, and Barbara A.H. Smith, Asst. Atty. Gen., Chief, Crim. Appellate Div., Boston, Mass., were on brief, for respondent, appellee.

Before COFFIN, Chief Judge, BROWN, Senior Circuit Judge, and CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.

COFFIN, Chief Judge.

Petitioner-appellant Richard Cepulonis appeals from the denial of his petition for habeas corpus, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel and involuntariness in the entry of guilty pleas to two counts of armed robbery. We affirm.

I.

Appellant was indicted on March 5, 1972, and on November 9 of that year, in return of the Commonwealth's promise to recommend a sentence of five to ten...

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