Legal Opinion
Ronald Dingle v. Robert Stevenson
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 25, 2016No. 15-6832PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Judge MOTZ and Judge HARRIS joined.
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
More than twenty years ago, Ronald Donald Dingle was indicted for murder and a host of other crimes committed while he was a minor. The state of South Carolina intended to seek the death penalty against him, and Dingle pled guilty in exchange for a life sentence with the opportunity for parole.
Dingle now seeks to challenge the validity of his guilty plea and appeals the district court’s denial of relief on his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition. We granted a…
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