TUCKER v. HOLLAND

Case No. 16549.

327 S.E.2d 388 (1985)

John R. TUCKER v. Manfred HOLLAND, Warden, West Virginia Penitentiary.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

March 1, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry Harless, Morgantown, for petitioner.

Mary Rich Maloy, Asst. Atty. Gen., Charleston, for respondent.


McGRAW, Justice:

This is an original proceeding in habeas corpus in which the petitioner, John R. Tucker, contends that his attorney's conduct with respect to his aborted entry of a plea in his criminal action denied him effective assistance of counsel. Specifically, the petitioner complains that his attorney advised him to offer a plea which had not been agreed upon by the prosecution and refused to approach the court...

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