Legal Opinion
James John Makal v. State of Arizona and Harold G. Cardwell, Superintendent, Arizona State Prison
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 26, 1976No. 75-1077PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TRASK, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner, a prisoner in state custody, unsuccessfully sought a writ of habeas corpus from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. We have jurisdiction of his appeal under 28 U.S.C. § 2253. Petitioner pleaded guilty to a charge of first degree murder on October 10, 1969, in the Superior Court of Pima County, Arizona. He now contends that the trial court erred in accepting this plea without making a specific determination of his mental competency to enter it.
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On the evening of May 24, 1964, in Tucson, Arizona, James Makal, petitioner, strangled his…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Missouri v. LewisSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Salsburg v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Westbrook v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Geza De Kaplany v. J. J. Enomoto, Director of California Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by43 opinions
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- Grecco v. O'LoneDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1987
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