Legal Opinion
James L. Abels, Sr. v. Stephen Kaiser, Warden Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided September 4, 1990No. 90-6050PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOGAN, Circuit Judge.
James L. Abels, Sr. appeals the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The issue on appeal is whether Abels was denied his right to appeal his state court conviction in violation of his constitutional rights under the Fifth and Sixth Amendments as made applicable to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment in the factual circumstances of this case. 1
Abels entered guilty pleas to several charges of embezzlement in an Oklahoma state court. He was represented by retained counsel. After sentencing, he filed, on the same day, a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Evitts v. LuceySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Rodriquez v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Earl Wynn v. Ray H. Page, Warden, Oklahoma State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1966
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