Diggs v. Welch

U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit · Decided 1945-02-26

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GRONER, C. J. (concurring). The petition shows on its face that the charge against assigned counsel of intimidation and coercion and of ignorance and neglect is based solely on the advice of counsel that petitioner had better plead guilty to the lesser charge of grand larceny than go to trial on the indictment of robbery, because, otherwise, he would likely be found guilty on his previous record and be give…

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