Fifth Circuit· 6/20/1995

James v. Cain

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56 F.3d 662
1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 15106
1995 WL 366219

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holding that changes in Louisiana law lengthening time necessary to become eligible for commutation of sentence did not render plea involuntary where plea was based on petitioner’s reliance on earlier policy
noting that “this Court and others have recognized that affirmatively erroneous advice of counsel as to parole procedure is much more objectively unreasonable than would be a failure to inform of parole consequences”
noting that changes in Louisiana's commutation procedures made parole more difficult to attain
noting that \this Court and others have recognized that affirmatively erroneous advice of counsel as to parole procedure is much more objectively unreasonable than would be a failure to inform of parole consequences\
noting that changes in Louisiana's commutation procedures made parole more difficult to attain
noting that “this Court and others have recognized that affirmatively erroneous advice of counsel as to parole procedure is much more objectively unreasonable than would be a failure to inform of parole consequences”

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Judges: Lay, Duhé, Demoss

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