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387 F.2d 136

Docket No. 17819.

Kott v. Green

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals

Decided Dec. 27, 1967.

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals · decided 1967-12-27

Cited by 5 later decisions (1 by the Supreme Court) — most recently April 1977

3 federal appellate ·

2 counsel of record

Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)

Relies on Townsend v. Sain · Spano v. People of the State of New York · Lynumn v. Illinois

Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know

Opinion by (per_curiam) · Decided 1967-12-27

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¶1Samuel A. Bleicher, Toledo, Ohio, (Niki Z. Schwartz, Toledo, Ohio, on the brief), for appellant.

¶2Leo J. Conway, Columbus, Ohio, (William B. Saxbe, Atty. Gen., Columbus, Ohio, on the brief), for appellee.

¶3Before WEICK, Chief Judge, EDWARDS, Circuit Judge, and CECIL, Senior Circuit Judge.

¶4PER CURIAM.

¶5Appellant appeals from denial without hearing of his petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Supp. II, 1965-1966).

¶6The United States District Judge said in denying this petition:

“The only constitutional question presented was that petitioner was not advised of his right to counsel when he entered his plea of guilty. However, the petition states clearly that he in fact had counsel at his arraignment and plea. In fact, in paragraph 14 of the petition, the petitioner, indicates that his counsel changed his plea to guilty. He has therefore not alleged any violation of his constitutional rights for which habeas corpus can be granted.”

¶7However, on review of the record on appeal, it appears to this court that the petition filed October 21, 1966, alleges facts which seem designed to challenge the voluntariness of both appellant’s confession (see Lynumn v. State of Illinois, 372 U.S. 528, 83 S.Ct. 917, 9 L.Ed.2d 922 (1963); Spano v. People of State of New York, 360 U.S. 315, 79 S.Ct. 1202, 3 L.Ed.2d 1265 (1959)) and his subsequent plea of guilty. (See Com. of Pennsylvania ex rel. Herman v. Claudy, 350 U.S. 116, 76 S.Ct. 223, 100 L.Ed. 126 (1956)).

¶8*137These questions should be resolved at an evidentiary hearing. Townsend v. Sain, 372 U.S. 293, 83 S.Ct. 745, 9 L.Ed. 2d 770 (1963).

¶9Reversed and remanded.

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