Allen Dale Canary v. Dr. David H. Bland, Commissioner of Corrections, Commonwealth of Kentucky

LIVELY, Circuit Judge.

This habeas corpus action challenges a habitual criminal conviction based in part upon a prior guilty plea entered by petitioner following transfer of his case from juvenile court. It is claimed that failure of the juvenile court to make certain determinations and give reasons for its waiver of jurisdiction as required by applicable Kentucky statutes constituted a denial of petitioner’s right to due process. It is also claimed that subsequent failure of petitioner’s attorney to object to use of the guilty plea as a basis for habitual criminal charge constituted…