Ex Parte Joe Williams

Summary

The Court denied the applicant's habeas corpus petition, holding that the plea bargain was valid, entered voluntarily, and did not violate equal protection or due process. The Court affirmed the sentencing as proper and rejected claims of ineffective assistance of counsel and improper suspension of the sentence. The dissent argued that the plea agreement's terms were unclear and that relief should be granted. Justice Clinton, dissenting, would have granted the habeas relief.