Legal Opinion
Henry M. Griffith v. B. J. Rhay, as Superintendent of the Washington State Penitentiary at Walla Walla, Washington
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 12, 1960No. 16705PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMLEY, Circuit Judge.
Henry M. Griffith appeals from a district court order denying his application for a writ of habeas corpus. He is in the custody of the warden of Washington State Penitentiary under a death sentence following his conviction in the state court on a charge of murder in the first degree. The opinion of the district court is reported in 177 F.Supp. 386.
Griffith argues here that the district court erred in rejecting his contention that he was deprived of due process of law in the state trial court proceedings. Specifically, it is urged that the trial court should not have…
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3Cited by27 opinions
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