Albert Lee Evans, Jr. v. Warden Sam P. Garrison, and State of North Carolina, Jesse Steve Lipe v. Sam P. Garrison, and the State of North Carolina

HAYNSWORTH, Senior Circuit Judge:

Pursuant to a plea bargain, Evans and Lipe tendered guilty pleas to drug offenses in a state court. The pleas were accepted, and two consecutive prison sentences were imposed. The state court then ordered that *66each was not to be considered for parole until he had paid $2,500 to the North Carolina Bureau of Investigation Drug Division. The design was to reimburse the drug division for the expenses it had incurred in investigating the charges and obtaining the proof which led to the tender of the guilty pleas. Relief was denied in state court post-conviction…