Norman L. Birl v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director Texas Department of Corrections

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1981-11-05

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PER CURIAM: Norman Lee Birl appeals from the district court’s denial of habeas corpus relief. Birl was convicted, after pleading guilty, of robbery and murder in Texas. His petition claims ineffective assistance of counsel, coercion of a guilty plea and failure by the trial judge to admonish him of the consequences of his coerced pl…

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