BEANS v. BLACK

No. CV83-L-97.

605 F.Supp. 342 (1984)

Lee A. BEANS, Petitioner, v. Charles BLACK, Warden, Nebraska State Penitentiary, Respondent.

United States District Court, D. Nebraska.

On Motion to Amend April 9, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Tarrell, Kearney, Neb., for petitioner.

Harold Mosher, Asst. Atty. Gen., Lincoln, Neb., for respondent.


MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

URBOM, Chief Judge.

Lee A. Beans' petition for a writ of habeas corpus raises, inter alia, the difficult issue of the extent of a defense counsel's duty to a client who has been declared competent to stand trial and who appears determined to plead guilty against his attorney's advice. While I retain a substantial doubt about whether the disposition of the petitioner's case in the state courts accurately reflects the proper level of...

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