Nicholas Young, Sr. v. Ricky Spinner, Warden

GREGG COSTA, Circuit Judge:

Nicholas Young pleaded guilty in state court to failure to register as a sex offender. Based on representations by his coun- ' sel, Young-harbored a mistaken impression that by pleading he could receive a one-year sentence. But Young actually faced a sentence ranging from five to twenty years. La. Rev. Stat. § 15:542.1.4(A)(2). The trial court gave him twenty. After Louisiana courts denied Young’s claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, he sought a writ of habeas corpus in federal court. Even though defense counsel was ineffective in his advice about the…