Houston v. Lack

ORDER DISMISSING PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

TODD, District Judge.

This petition for writ of habeas corpus was filed on May 15, 1985, by petitioner Prentiss L. Houston, who alleges that his Tennessee state court conviction is unconstitutional because it is based upon an involuntary guilty plea. Petitioner alleged that the plea was not voluntarily entered because (1) the state court judge failed to fully and adequately inform him of the nature of the charge against him and the consequences of a guilty plea and (2) his court appointed counsel did not render effective assistance, thereby…