David McChesney v. C. Murray Henderson, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1973-07-26

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AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge: David McChesney seeks a writ of habeas corpus from a conviction on his plea of guilty in a Louisiana state court to a charge of armed robbery. He contends that the writ should be granted because he was not fully advised at the time of his guilty plea by counsel or the court that he was effectively waiving h…

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