Legal Opinion
Justine Justus Okot v. William L. Callahan
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 29, 1986No. 85-3598PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Per curiam
Justine Justus Okot appeals from a district court order dismissing his habeas petition without prejudice and denying his petition for removal. We affirm the dismissal of the habeas petition, but vacate the order denying the removal petition and remand to the district court to allow it to remand the case to state court.
BACKGROUND
Okot brought a state habeas proceeding, asserting that he had not made a knowing and voluntary waiver of his rights when he pled guilty to a state arson charge. After some time had elapsed, he filed a petition for removal of the case to federal court, apparently…
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