Legal Opinion
William Lee v. Joseph S. Hopper, Warden, Georgia State Prison
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 23, 1974No. 73-3601PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge:
William Lee received a fifteen year prison sentence after his attorney, in Lee’s presence and with his tacit approv al, entered pleas of guilty to indictments charging tw.o counts of rape. Three years later Lee initiated habeas corpus proceedings in the Georgia state courts claiming that the pleas had been entered by his privately retained attorney without authority and in contravention of his request for a jury trial. 1 The Superior Court of Tatnall County denied his petition after a full evidentiary hearing, finding that the decision to plead guilty had been made by Lee…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Tollett v. HendersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by46 opinions
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- Marion Mason v. Charles Balcom, Superintendent, Montgomery Correctional Institution,respondent-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Billy GrayCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Ronald Clyde Nelson v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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