Mark E. Sargent v. Lloyd Waters, Warden Attorney General of the State of Maryland

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• holding that historical facts underlying guilty pleas are entitled to deference
• holding that, “while the governing standard as to whether a plea of guilty is voluntary for purposes of the Federal Constitution is a question of federal law, and not a question of fact subject to the requirements of [former Section 2254(d), now Section 2254(e)(1

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