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BURTON v. TERRELL

No. 07-30842.

576 F.3d 268 (2009)

Roy BURTON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Terry TERRELL, Warden, Allen Correctional Center, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 21, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roy Burton, Keithville, LA, pro se.

Carla Sue Sigler, Lake Charles, LA, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before JONES, Chief Judge, and HIGGINBOTHAM and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

Roy Burton petitions for habeas relief, urging that he was never advised of the maximum sentence he faced under Louisiana's manslaughter statute, rendering his plea in the state prosecution involuntary. The district court rejected Burton's claim. We granted a certificate of appealability to consider the voluntariness issue and now AFFIRM.

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Burton was charged with second degree murder and felony theft, and...

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