Legal Opinion
Thomas A. Johnson v. Jack R. Duckworth, Superintendent, and Indiana Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 19, 1986No. 85-1246PublishedCited by 120 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Petitioner-appellant Thomas A. Johnson appeals from the district court’s decision denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Johnson claims his constitutional rights were violated when his defense attorney did not allow him to make a final decision regarding the disposition of a plea agreement offered by the prosecution. We affirm the decision of the district court.
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Johnson is presently serving a thirty-year sentence as a result of his state jury conviction for the murder of his brother. Johnson, while still a…
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