Legal Opinion
Robert G. Schone v. James Purkett
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 7, 1994No. 93-1105PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAGILL, Circuit Judge.
Robert Schone appeals the district court’s 1 denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Schone argues that his guilty pleas to two counts of sodomy in Missouri state court were unknowing and involuntary because he did not understand the nature of the charges against him and that he was denied effective assistance of counsel because his attorney failed to prepare his case adequately, inform him of the elements of sod omy, and move for a withdrawal of his pleas. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
On April 4, 1988, Sehone pleaded guilty to two counts of sodomy in violation of…
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