Legal Opinion
Joe FORREST, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Daniel B. VASQUEZ, Warden; Daniel E. Lungren, Attorney General, Respondents-Appellants
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 7, 1996No. 95-55919PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRIS, Circuit Judge:
The government appeals the district court’s order granting Joe Forrest a writ of habeas corpus. We reverse.
BACKGROUND
Following a pro per trial, Forrest was convicted in Los Angeles County of attempted murder, use of a deadly and dangerous weapon, and intentional infliction of great bodily injury.
Forrest appealed his conviction to the California Court of Appeal, claiming, among other things, that he had been denied access to a law library and legal materials. On October 25, 1993, the Court of Appeal affirmed his conviction.
Under Rule 28(b) of the California Rules of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Ylst v. NunnemakerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- In Re DixonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1953
- In Re HarrisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1993
- In Re WaltreusCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Peter M. Gatlin v. M.K. Madding, Warden Attorney General of the State of California People of the State of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
- 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7278, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 11,963 Arthur Calderon, Warden v. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, Anthony Cornell Bean, Real-Party-In-InterestCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
- Willie Livingston Hill v. Ernest C. Roe, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
- Calderon v. United States District Court for the Eastern District of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
- Willie Livingston Hill v. Ernest C. Roe, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
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