MICHEAUX v. COLLINS

No. 88-2756.

911 F.2d 1083 (1990)

Michael Don MICHEAUX, Petitioner-Appellant, v. James A. COLLINS, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 17, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ann E. Webb, Vinson & Elkins, Houston, Tex., for petitioner-appellant.

Michael Don Micheaux, Angleton, Tex., pro se.

Andrea L. March, S. Michael Bozarth, M.H. Montelongo, Asst. Attys. Gen., and Jim Mattox, Atty. Gen., Austin, Tex., for respondent-appellee.

Before THORNBERRY, GEE, and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.


BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:

Michael Micheaux (Micheaux) appeals the denial of habeas relief, contending that (1) his pleas of guilty were not entered into knowingly and voluntarily, because he was admonished incorrectly about the minimum sentence to which he was subject; and (2) he had ineffective assistance of counsel in that regard. Finding no error, we AFFIRM.

I.

On June 10, 1980, Micheaux was indicted on three counts of aggravated robbery and two...

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