Legal Opinion
William G. O'Tuel v. J.E. Osborne, Attorney General of North Carolina, Rufus Edmisten
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 18, 1983No. 82-6668PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPROUSE, Circuit Judge:
William G. O’Tuel, a North Carolina inmate, appeals the dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. 1 A state trial judge had sentenced him to life imprisonment upon his plea of guilty to second degree murder. O’Tuel contends that his guilty plea was entered involuntarily and unintelligently because it was induced by gross misinformation of his counsel concerning his parole eligibility date. We agree, and reverse the judgment of the district court.
O’Tuel was indicted on January 6, 1975, on a charge of first degree murder. He…
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