United States Fifth Circuit

In a manslaughter prosecution, denial of petitioner's habeas petition is affirmed where a trial court's failure to inform the defendant of the maximum possible sentence does not invariably lead to constitutional error if he was aware of the maximum sentence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/21/2009
• Published 07/21/2009

Judges

• PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:, Before JONES, Chief Judge, and HIGGINBOTHAM and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Roy Burton, Keithville, LA, pro se.


• For Appellees:
  
• Carla Sue Sigler, Lake Charles, LA, for Respondent-Appellee.