Legal Opinion
James W. Willett v. State of Georgia
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 17, 1979No. 77-1123PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANCE, Circuit Judge:
James M. Willett was indicted in Georgia state court on October 16, 1973, for the statutory rape of his six-month-old daughter. Assisted by a court-appointed attorney, he pleaded guilty and was given a sentence of fifteen years. When the plea was entered, Willett’s counsel stated,
Before explaining his rights to him, if I might indicate to the Court that he is entering his plea of guilty, but he is entering that plea while he contends that the facts would be presented, he is not consenting that these facts are true. He says that they are not.
The court then explained the…
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