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FRENCH v. HENDERSON

Civ. A. No. 15584.

317 F.Supp. 25 (1970)

Jimmy C. FRENCH, LSP No. 68790 v. C. Murray HENDERSON, Warden.

United States District Court, W. D. Louisiana, Shreveport Division.

September 18, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven H. Beadles, court-appointed, Shreveport, La., for petitioner.

John A. Richardson, Dist. Atty., First Judicial District, Shreveport, La., for respondent.

DAWKINS, Chief Judge.

RULING

June 2, 1969, the United States Supreme Court in Boykin v. Alabama held:

"* * * It was error, plain on the face of the record, for the trial judge to accept petitioner's guilty plea without an affirmative showing that it was intelligent and voluntary."1 (Emphasis added.)

The Court further noted,

"Several federal constitutional rights are involved in...

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