Legal Opinion
James A. Heffley v. Carl Hocker, Warden, Nevada State Prison
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 9, 1969No. 22661PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMLEY, Circuit Judge:
James Alvin Heffley, serving a life sentence in Nevada State Penitentiary, appeals from an order denying his application for a writ of habeas corpus.
Heffley’s incarceration is pursuant to a1 burglary conviction and a subsequent habitual criminal conviction obtained in 1966. The burglary conviction was upheld on appeal on March 20, 1967, one justice dissenting. Heffley v. State, 83 Nev. 100, 423 P.2d 666 (1967).
Heffley alleged in his application for a writ that he was deprived of his Fourth Amendment rights because documents seized during an illegal search of his…
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3Cited by24 opinions
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