Legal Opinion
Robert P. Sheley v. Harry K. Singletary
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 17, 1992No. 90-5122PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYER, Senior Circuit Judge:
In this case the federal district court denied a petition for habeas corpus filed by a Florida state prisoner. The petition of Robert P. Sheley alleges his mental incapacity to enter a voluntary guilty plea, failure of the trial court to provide an adequate hearing to determine competency, and ineffective assistance of counsel. We conclude that there was no error and, accordingly, affirm the dismissal of Sheley’s habeas corpus petition.
I. BACKGROUND
Sheley’s medical history includes a two-month hospitalization in 1967 with prior indications of psychological problems.…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Maggio v. FulfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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