Legal Opinion
Gilliard v. Scroggy
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 14, 1988No. 87-4377PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
Robert C. Gilliard, a death-sentenced Mississippi prisoner, appeals the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, 28 U.S.C. § 2254, contending that: (1) his guilty plea hearing was constitutionally infirm; (2) he was denied effective assistance of counsel; and (3) his sentencing hearing was tainted by the prosecutor’s remarks about parole eligibility relating to a sentence of life imprisonment. Finding no error of constitutional proportions, we affirm.
BACKGROUND
On August 22,1981, during the course of an armed robbery of the Best Chance Package Liquor Store in…
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