MATTHEWS v. BUTLER

No. 87-3277 Summary Calendar.

833 F.2d 1165 (1987)

Lawrence R. MATTHEWS, Jr., Petitioner-Appellant, v. Robert H. BUTLER, Sr., Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 15, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence Matthews, Jr., pro se.

Joseph H. McCusker, III, Asst. Dist. Atty., New Orleans, La., for respondent-appellee.

Before GEE, GARWOOD and JONES, Circuit Judges.


GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner-appellant Lawrence Matthews, Jr. (Matthews) appeals the district court's denial of his pro se petition for federal habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. We affirm.

Facts and Proceedings Below

On October 22, 1969, Matthews, who was represented by court-appointed counsel, pleaded guilty to a charge of simple burglary in a Louisiana state court. The court sentenced him to three years imprisonment. After...

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