IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 00-30634 Summary Calendar

IVORY WILLIAMS, Petitioner-Appellant, versus

BURL CAIN, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary,

Respondent-Appellee. ________________________________________

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana USDC No. 99-CV-795 ________________________________________ November 30, 2000

Before POLITZ, HIGGINBOTHAM, and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:* Ivory Williams, Jr. appeals the rejection of his

petition in

which he challenges his conviction on guilty plea of aggravated kidnapping. The

district court granted a certificate of appealability.

* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Our review of the trial court’s denial of habeas relief is de novo as relates to legal issues and for clear error as relates to factual determinations.1

Williams contends that he pleaded guilty to a constitutionally defective

indictment and that his counsel rendered ineffective assistance in connection with the entry of his guilty plea thereon. Our review of the record persuades that these

contentions are without merit and are therefore rejected.

The judgment appealed is AFFIRMED.

1 Venegas v. Henman,

(5th Cir. 1997). 2