Edward J. A. Albrecht v. Louis Nelson

Albrecht, a California prisoner convicted of murder, appeals from the District Court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The basis of Al-brecht’s petition was his claim that his guilty plea was involuntary because it was the product of coercion on the part of his trial counsel. The District Court conducted an evidentiary hearing, but it could find no merit to Albrecht’s contention. We affirm.

From the evidence adduced at the hearing, the District Court determined: (1) Albrecht was influenced; but not legally coerced, by his counsel, and (2) Al-brecht’s plea was primarily…