Freeman v. Henderson

Freeman, convicted of armed robbery in the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, petitions for a writ of habeas corpus. As noted by the court below, the state court record reveals that Freeman personally appeared in court and withdrew his appeal at a time when counsel had already put it in motion. That record also contains Freeman’s letter to his counsel stating that he had made up his mind about the appeal and decided to take his chances in prison.1 The court below found, that the record clearly reflects Freeman chose not to appeal, deliberately bypassing his appellate remedies in state…