Legal Opinion
Grady Lee Smith v. W.J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 11, 1983No. 82-1559PublishedCited by 153 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY,
Circuit Judge:
Grady Lee Smith appeals from the district court’s judgment denying habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. We affirm.
Procedural Background
Appellant Smith pleaded guilty in Texas state court in 1980 to three counts of delivery of controlled substances (heroin and cocaine). Pursuant to a plea bargain negotiated by Smith’s retained counsel with the prosecution, the State of Texas waived the sentence enhancement paragraphs of the charging indictment and recommended a sentence of eighteen (18) years. The trial court, after questioning Smith concerning his understanding…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Tollett v. HendersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Browder v. Director, Dept. of Corrections of Ill.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Sumner v. MataSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by153 opinions
- Albert L. Wilson v. Edward Murray, Director of the Virginia Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
- United States v. CavittCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
- Willie Albert Smith v. Lee Roy Black, Commissioner, Mississippi Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Andrews v. CollinsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- Valdez v. GibsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2000
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