Legal Opinion
Charles Wesley Watkins v. Herman Solem, as the Duly Qualified and Acting Warden of the South Dakota State Penitentiary, or His Successor
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 2, 1978No. 77-1776PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner seeks a writ of habeas corpus on the ground that his conviction for burglary was invalid because his plea of guilty was coerced. Petitioner claims that the prosecutor wrongfully induced him to enter a guilty plea by agreeing not to file habitual criminal charges against petitioner in exchange for his plea. The district court denied the writ. Watkins v. Solem, 437 F.Supp. 824 (D.S.D.1977). This appeal followed. We affirm.
We have examined the record and find that the state trial judge meticulously interrogated petitioner at the time of his plea of guilty. The…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Bordenkircher v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Chaffin v. StynchcombeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Watkins v. SolemDistrict Court, D. South Dakota · 1977
3Cited by15 opinions
- Nathaniel Williams v. State of MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- State v. SwindellWashington Supreme Court · 1980
- State v. LohnesSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1984
- Garland Ray Gregory, Jr. v. Herman Solem, Warden, South Dakota State Penitentiary Mark v. Meierhenry, Attorney General, State of South DakotaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Joseph CammisanoCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
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