HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:
We reverse and remand this case for the district court to apply the teachings of Hill v. Lockhart, 474 U.S. ___, 106 S.Ct. 366, 88 L.Ed.2d 203 (1985) to the appellant's claim that his nolo contendere pleas resulted from incorrect advice from his lawyer.
Facts
On April 21, 1982, Ted N. Slicker, the appellant, was declared guilty after a plea of nolo contendere in the Florida state courts for drug trafficking...
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