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DUNN v. MAGGIO

No. 83-3099 Summary Calendar.

712 F.2d 998 (1983)

James DUNN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Ross MAGGIO, Jr., Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, et al., Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 22, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Dunn, pro se.

Julie E. Cullen, Asst. Atty. Gen., Baton Rouge, La., for respondents-appellees.

Before RUBIN, JOHNSON and WILLIAMS Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Petitioner was indicted for murdering a fellow inmate at the Louisiana State Penitentiary and pleaded guilty without capital punishment in June of 1964, receiving a sentence of life imprisonment. Apparently there was no direct appeal, but petitioner filed four state habeas corpus petitions, asserting the invalidity of his guilty plea. Relief was denied by the Louisiana Supreme Court in State ex rel. Dunn v. Henderson, 255 La. 819...

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