GRICE, Presiding Justice.
In this appeal from the denial of the writ of habeas corpus the appellant urges that his plea of guilty to the offense of voluntary manslaughter was not knowingly and voluntarily made and also that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel. Upon these grounds he contends that the sentence of fifteen years confinement is illegal.
These contentions are not meritorious.
The record affirmatively shows that the appellant...
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