U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1970

Goodman Walker v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of Florida

Goodman Walker v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of Florida
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided August 31, 1970 · Coleman, Per Curiam, Simpson, Wisdom
430 F.2d 936 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Goodman Walker v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of Florida

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

This was a habeas corpus proceeding in which the prisoner-appellant sought to set aside a Florida sentence imposed on April 15, 1937, as the result of a plea of guilty to rape. Walker contended that the plea was coerced and was entered without the benefit of counsel. After an evidentiary hearing, involving documentary evidence and credibility choices, the District Court found and held that the petitioner was not entitled' to relief.

We affirm. See Local Rule 21; National Labor Relations Board. v. Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, AFL-CIO, Local 990, 5 Cir., 1970, 430 F.2d 966.

Affirmed.

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