QUIROZ v. WAWRZASZEK

No. 83-1656.

749 F.2d 1375 (1984)

Luis Llanes QUIROZ, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Donald WAWRZASZEK, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided December 27, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francisco Leon, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Tucson, Ariz., for petitioner-appellant.

Gary A. Fadell, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept. of Law, Phoenix, Ariz., for respondent-appellee.

Before TANG, CANBY and BEEZER, Circuit Judges.


CANBY, Circuit Judge.

Luis Quiroz appeals the district court's grant of the state of Arizona's motion to dismiss his writ of habeas corpus. Quiroz contends that he did not knowingly and intelligently waive his constitutional rights when he submitted his case to the state trial judge because he was not advised of the maximum penalty for the submitted charges. At issue is whether the trial judge must advise the defendant of the maximum sentence for a submitted charge...

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