Burton v. Terrell, No. 07-30842

By FindLaw Staff on July 23, 2009 | Last updated on March 21, 2019

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.

Read Burton v. Terrell, No. 07-30842

Appellate Information

Filed July 21, 2009

Judges

Opinion by Judge Higginbotham