Legal Opinion
Henry C. Simpson v. Harley O. Teets, Warden, California State Prison, San Quentin, California
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 3, 1957No. 15691_1PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MATHEWS, Circuit Judge.
In the Superior Court of Stanislaus County, California, appellant, Henry C. Simpson, was indicted for murdering his wife, Vivian Simpson, and was tried and found guilty of murder in the first degree. The Superior Court thereupon entered a judgment sentencing appellant to death. The Supreme Court of California affirmed that judgment on October 26, 1954. 1
Thereafter, while in custody of appellee, Harley O. Teets, Warden of the California State Prison at San Quentin, California, appellant petitioned the Supreme Court of California for a writ of habeas corpus. The Supreme…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People v. SimpsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1954
- Henry Simpson v. Harley O. Teets, Warden, California State Prison at San QuentinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1956
- Simpson v. TeetsSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
3Cited by2 opinions
- Paul L. Fitzsimmons v. Howard Yeager, Principal Keeper of the New Jersey State Prison at trenton,n.j. And the State of New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
- Paul L. Fitzsimmons v. Howard Yeager, Principal Keeper of the New Jersey State Prison at trenton,n.j. And the State of New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968