Legal Opinion
Tahl v. O'CONNOR
District Court, S.D. California
Decided November 23, 1971No. Civ. 70-234PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
TURRENTINE, District Judge.
On February 24, 1966, petitioner, William A. A. Tahl, was sentenced to death by the Superior Court of California, in and for the County of San Diego, subsequent to his pleas of guilty to two counts of murder in the first degree, one count of attempted armed robbery, one count of rape, and one count of grand theft auto. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, petitioner now seeks to overturn his conviction on the following basis:(1) The standards for the acceptance of a guilty plea as enunciated in the case of Boykin v. Alabama, 395 U.S. 238, 89 S.Ct.…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by6 opinions
- United States v. McArthur Edwards, AKA Edwards McArthur and Charles Darnell WardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- People v. CoronaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1978
- United States v. Cole, Reginald. Appeal of Reginald ColeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- Munden v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1985
- United States v. Edwin R. SalovitzCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
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