Hill v. Lockhart

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1985-11-18

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Justice Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court. Petitioner William Lloyd Hill pleaded guilty in the Arkansas trial court to charges of first-degree murder and theft of property. More than two years later he sought federal ha-beas relief on the ground that his court-appointed attorney had failed to advise him that, as a second offender, he was required to serve one-half of his sentence before becoming el…

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