Carroll E. Wade v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of Florida

The record reveals that this habeas corpus applicant, presently serving a fifteen year sentence imposed by the State of Florida on August 5, 1965, has never received an evidentiary hearing in either state or federal courts on his contention that his plea of guilty was not voluntary, but was induced by threats and unkept promises. The allegations are sufficient to require such a hearing. Townsend v. Sain (1963), 372 U.S. 293, 83 S.Ct. 745, 9 L.Ed.2d 770; Waley v. Johnston (1942), 316 U.S. 101, 62 S.Ct. 964, 86 L.Ed. 1302; Carpenter v. Wainwright, 5 Cir., 1967, 372 F.2d 940; Broxson v.…