Legal Opinion
John Hobbs v. Frank Blackburn, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 14, 1985No. 83-3302PublishedCited by 173 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
Upon entry of a guilty plea to second degree murder of his wife, John David Hobbs was given a mandatory life sentence, without benefit of parole, probation or suspension of sentence for 20 years. In due course Hobbs sought federal habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 contending that: (1) his guilty plea was not knowing, free and voluntary, (2) no factual predicate for the offense was established, and (3) he was denied effective assistance of counsel who allegedly failed to consider the competency issue, adequately prepare for trial, submit a pre-sentence report and…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Sumner v. MataSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Wilbert Herring v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Gennero Galtieri v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, John Matera v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Ronald Wayne Bradbury v. Louie L. WainwrightCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by173 opinions
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- James Skip Hulsey v. State of TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- Rosado v. DetersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- John Lejeune and Loretta Lejeune, and Aetna Casualty and Surety Company, Intervenor-Appellant v. Shell Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
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