Legal Opinion
Silas T. McAdoo v. Frank Elo, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 15, 2004No. 01-2050PublishedCited by 237 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED OPINION
GIBBONS, Circuit Judge.
Silas McAdoo appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. McAdoo pled guilty in Michigan state court to one count of second-degree murder and two counts of assault with intent to commit murder. Pursuant to a plea agreement, he was sentenced to three life sentences to run concurrently. McA-doo later claimed that his attorney misinformed him about the consequences of a life sentence. McAdoo raises three issues in this appeal, arguing that (1) his guilty plea was not knowing and voluntary because he misunderstood its…
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