Donner Joseph Leblanc v. C. Murray Henderson, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary

JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:

This appeal is taken from denial of a writ of habeas corpus below on grounds that (i) Appellant’s conviction in the State Court resulted from a plea of guilty entered by his appointed counsel in violation of Article 553 of the Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure 1 and (ii) the plea of guilty was neither voluntary, or knowingly made. 2

A brief recital of the events preceding this appeal will suffice. Donner Joseph LeBlanc was arraigned on February 12, 1970 at which time he was accused of armed robbery which carries a sentence of five (5) to ninety-nine (99) years…