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CRAKER v. PROCUNIER

No. 83-1760.

756 F.2d 1212 (1985)

Jerry W. CRAKER, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Raymond K. PROCUNIER, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 11, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Mattox, Atty. Gen., Charles A. Palmer, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for respondent-appellant.

Jerry W. Craker, pro se.

Richard Colquitt, Houston, Tex. (Court-appointed), for petitioner-appellee.

Before WISDOM, GEE and REAVLEY, Circuit Judges.

GEE, Circuit Judge:

This is a statutory habeas case (28 U.S.C. § 2254) concerning effective assistance of counsel to a state prisoner who pleaded guilty. The federal trial court granted relief, and the state appeals. Concluding that developments in the law occurring since the action of the trial court require reversal of its order and a remand for further proceedings, we follow that course.

Facts

Appellee Craker was charged with forgery...

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