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Bresnahan v. Patterson

District Court, D. Colorado

Decided January 8, 1973No. Civ. A. No. C-3671PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

WINNER, Judge.

On January 5, 1965, when 16 years old, Bresnahan pleaded guilty to the murder of his mother and father on August 3, 1964, and he was sentenced to two concurrent life sentences. By petition for a writ of habeas corpus, filed by his guardian ad litem, he seeks release from confinement in the Colorado State Penitentiary. He asserts that his pleas were constitutionally infirm because:(a) The pleas were involuntary in that they rested on improper persuasion on the part of his maternal grandparents and his attorney.(b) His attorney had a conflict of interest because…

2Cases cited36 opinions

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  5. Kercheval v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1927

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3Cited by1 opinion

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