Legal Opinion
William Thomaston v. Clarence T. Gladden, Warden, Oregon State Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 2, 1964No. 17949PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUNIWAY, Circuit Judge:
Thomaston appeals from the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He is confined in the Oregon State Penitentiary following his conviction upon a. plea of guilty to a charge of second degree murder and his sentence to life imprisonment.
After his conviction Thomaston initiated various proceedings in the Oregon courts. The record shows that pursuant to the Oregon statute dealing with post-conviction relief, Chapter 138 O.R.S. §§ 138.510 to 138.680, a hearing was held at which witnesses were called and testified and at which Thomaston, represented by…
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