Legal Opinion
In Re Cline
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 17, 1967No. Crim. 4083PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFriedman, J.
On rehearing. Petitioner Wallace Dean Cline is confined in Folsom State Prison by force of two separate felony commitments, one issued in Santa Clara County in 1955, the other in Los Angeles County in 1962. He seeks habeas corpus, alleging constitutional vices in his 1962 Los Angeles conviction.
Since petitioner attacks only one of two unsatisfied commitments, the writ cannot accomplish his release. Nevertheless, if vulnerable to constitutional attack, the judgment may be reviewed in habeas corpus proceedings because it forms one of the conditions under which he is imprisoned. (See In re Ford,…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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3Cited by8 opinions
- In Re BrownCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1971
- People v. WheelwrightCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1968
- Cline v. CravenDistrict Court, C.D. California · 1969
- Cline v. ProcunierDistrict Court, C.D. California · 1971
- In Re CantrellCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1970
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