Legal Opinion
Miles v. Stainer
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 11, 1997No. 96-15521PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MOLLOY, District Judge:
Jimmy Lee Miles (“Miles”) appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. In his habeas petition, he attacked his pleas of guilty to state kidnapping and robbery charges as invalid because he was mentally incompetent at the time he pled. We reverse and remand the case to state court for further proceedings.
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On July 6, 1984, Miles hid in the back seat of the car of Donald Berry and his girlfriend Beverly Muller. When the couple returned to the car, Miles pulled a gun and ordered them to drive him to San Francisco. On the way, Miles…
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