Legal Opinion
Jean L. Chester v. The People of the State of California
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 27, 1966No. 19773PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMLEY, Circuit Judge:
Jean L. Chester, a California state prisoner, appeals from a district court order denying, without hearing, his application for a writ of habeas corpus. A certificate of probable cause was entered by a judge of this court, thereby enabling this court to entertain the appeal. See 28 U.S.C. § 2253 (1964). Chester appeared pro se in the district court but counsel *780has been appointed to represent him on this appeal.
Chester argues that the district court erred in failing to issue a show cause order to determine whether his allegations of fact are disputed, and in failing to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Billy Joe Wright v. Fred R. Dickson, Warden, California State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
- Clifford Daugharty v. Clarence T. Gladden, Warden, Oregon State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1958
- United States Ex Rel. Jennings v. RagenSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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3Cited by18 opinions
- State v. McKinneyArizona Supreme Court · 1996
- Merrill v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1967
- State v. DavisSupreme Court of Iowa · 1968
- Charlie H. Scarbrough v. A. L. Dutton, Warden, Georgia State Prison, Reidsville, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Thomas A. Eisentrager v. Carl Hocker, as Warden, Nevada State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
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