Legal Opinion
Roulette Blair v. Daniel J. McCarthy
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 27, 1989No. 87-6690PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERGUSON, Circuit Judge:
Appellant McCarthy, Director of the Department of Corrections of the State of California, appeals the district court’s decision to grant appellee Blair’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.
In May 1983, Roulette Blair, pursuant to a plea bargain, entered a plea of guilty in state court to possession of a controlled substance (codeine) for sale, in violation of the Cal.Health & Safety Code § 11351(a). The trial court suspended Blair’s sentence and placed him on probation for three years. Blair’s conviction was subject to Cal.Penal Code § 3000(a), which…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Hill v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- United States v. TimmreckSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- United States v. Lynette Burnette, United States of America v. Theresa Burnette, United States of America v. Michael Curtis BurnetteCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Mark Owen McGuire v. Wayne Estelle, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- Roulette Blair v. Daniel J. McCarthyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
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