Legal Opinion
Robert Lee Rawls v. James Mabry, Commissioner, Arkansas Department of Correction
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 2, 1980No. 80-1337PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Per curiam
Robert Lee Rawls appeals from the dismissal of his petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1976), alleging that 1) he was denied effective assistance of counsel; 2) his plea of nolo contendere to the rape charge was not voluntary; and 3) he was denied a full and fair state appellate process. We affirm.
In October of 1977, Rawls was arrested on charges of rape and first degree battery. Represented by the Public Defender’s Office of Little Rock, Arkansas, Rawls entered a plea of nolo contendere in the Pulaski County Circuit Court to both charges. After questioning Rawls…
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