Legal Opinion
Hillery v. Pulley
District Court, E.D. California
Decided May 31, 1983No. CIV S-78-594 LKKPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
KARLTON, Chief Judge.
Petitioner seeks a writ of habeas corpus. He challenges his 1962 Kings County Superior Court conviction for murder on the grounds that he was denied the equal protection of the laws because blacks were systematically excluded from the grand jury that indicted him.
This case has had a lengthy and often tangled history. See Hillery v. Sumner, 496 F.Supp. 632 (E.D.Cal.1980); Hillery v. Pulley, 533 F.Supp. 1189 (E.D.Cal.1982). Since my last Opinion and Order, an evidentiary hearing has been held and closing arguments submitted. Sad to say, the case is no easier now. After…
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