Carroll Eugene Strader v. Harry L. Allsbrook Attorney General of the State of North Carolina, Rufus L. Edmisten

North Carolina inmate Carroll Eugene Strader appeals the order of the United States Magistrate dismissing his claim for relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Strader contends that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel when his court-appointed attorney erroneously informed him that he would be eligible for parole in ten years if he pled guilty to the crimes of second-degree burglary and armed robbery. Strader maintains that he relied on his counsel’s incorrect statement of his parole eligibility in entering his guilty pleas. Because Strader has not exhausted available state remedies, we…