Luis Llanes Quiroz v. Donald Wawrzaszek

CANBY, Circuit Judge.

Luis Quiroz appeals the district court’s grant of the state of Arizona’s motion to dismiss his writ of habeas corpus. Quiroz contends that he did not knowingly and intelligently waive his constitutional rights when he submitted his case to the state trial judge because he was not advised of the maximum penalty for the submitted charges. At issue is whether the trial judge must advise the defendant of the maximum sentence for a submitted charge as a prerequisite for a knowing and intelligent waiver of fifth and sixth amendment rights. We affirm the district court’s…