Legal Opinion
Gary Darrell Allison v. Stanley Blackledge, Warden, Central Prison, and State of North Carolina
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 13, 1976No. 75-1738PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Circuit Judge:
Gary Darrell Allison, a North Carolina prisoner incarcerated under state law, appeals from the summary denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He sought issuance of the writ on the ground, inter alia, that his plea of guilty to attempted safe robbery was involuntary. Because we are persuaded that Allison sufficiently alleged a claim of involuntariness, we reverse the order denying issuance of the writ and remand the case for further proceedings.
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In Allison’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus, he alleged, with regard to the claim that his plea was…
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