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SMITH v. McCOTTER

No. 85-1321 Summary Calendar.

786 F.2d 697 (1986)

Jimmy F. SMITH, Petitioner-Appellant, v. O.L. McCOTTER, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 7, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jimmy F. Smith, pro se.

Jim Mattox, Atty. Gen., William Zapalac, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for respondent-appellee.

Before POLITZ, GARWOOD and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

Jimmy F. Smith appeals pro se the district court's denial of his application for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging his November 1980 Texas conviction for aggravated robbery, for which he received a twenty year sentence. Smith had originally pleaded not guilty but changed his plea during jury deliberations. Smith appeals the district court's denial of relief, claiming (1) that his guilty plea was unknowing...

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