Legal Opinion
William Lloyd Hill v. A.L. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 9, 1984No. 83-1397PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
William Lloyd Hill appeals the denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28' U.S.C. § 2254 (1977). Hill pleaded guilty to a charge of first degree murder and theft of property in the Circuit Court of Pulaski County, Arkansas, and was sentenced to thirty-five years imprisonment for the murder and a ten-year concurrent sentence for the theft. Hill claims that he entered the guilty plea with the understanding that he would have to serve only one-third of his sentence, less good time, before becoming eligible for parole. Because he is a second offender,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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3Cited by59 opinions
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