McDONALD v. JOHNSON

No. 97-20023.

139 F.3d 1056 (1998)

Sidney Andre McDONALD, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Gary L. JOHNSON, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 11, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sidney Andre McDonald, Beaumont, TX, pro se.

Henry M. de la Garza, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, TX, for Johnson.

Before GARWOOD, SMITH and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.


JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Sidney McDonald appeals the denial of an evidentiary hearing and dismissal of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.

I.

McDonald pleaded guilty in state court to delivery of cocaine. Pursuant to a plea bargain, the state recommended fifteen years' imprisonment. The court accepted McDonald's guilty plea and sentenced him to the suggested term. No direct appeal was taken.

McDonald filed a habeas petition...

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