Dimitri Kapsalis v. Lawrence E. Wilson, Warden, California State Prison, San Quentin, California

Appellant, in penal custody of the State of California following his conviction in 1963 of first degree murder, appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Southern Division, denying his application for the writ of habeas corpus. In denying the application, the district court did not issue an order to show cause and did not hold a hearing.

Appellant was convicted after a plea of guilty (Appellant’s Brief, p. 1; Ap-pellee’s Brief, p. 2), and was sentenced to life imprisonment (Tr. 2). He was represented by counsel at his arraignment, plea…