Legal Opinion
Joseph D. Slappy v. Paul John Morris, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 19, 1981No. 79-2519PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALARCON, Circuit Judge:
Joseph D. Slappy, a California state prisoner, petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus alleging, inter alia, that in his state trial he was deprived of his sixth amendment right to counsel. The district court denied the petition. Because we find that Slappy was deprived of his sixth amendment right to counsel, we hold that the writ of habeas corpus should issue.
PERTINENT FACTS
Petitioner Slappy was charged by information in state court proceedings with rape, robbery, burglary, oral copulation, and false imprisonment. At Slappy’s arraignment, the San Francisco public…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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3Cited by44 opinions
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