Legal Opinion
Buster O'Neal v. S. Lamont Smith, Warden, Georgia State Prison
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 10, 1970No. 646PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Per curiam
O’Neal appeals from the District Court’s denial of habeas corpus relief after an evidentiary hearing. 1 He asserts that he was denied effective assistance of counsel in state proceedings and that he did not knowingly and voluntarily plead guilty to a charge of automobile larceny. We affirm.
During the District Court’s eviden-tiary hearing, O’Neal testified that he spoke with counsel for no more than five minutes before the guilty pleas were entered. He further alleged that although he pled guilty to the charge of escape, he did not knowingly and voluntarily plead guilty to the charge of auto…
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- Jimmy A. Foster v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Buster O'Neal v. S. Lamont Smith, Warden, Georgia State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970